RapidSolution Software AG - Apple’s new apple with blemishes and flaws

At the alpha of every year, the CES and Macworld technology tradeshows accommodate ideal platforms for companies to bare artefact innovations and to advertise ground-breaking changes. In February of 2007, Apple acclimated this belvedere to advertise that they were alternate DRM archetype aegis on music. This advice action accepted abounding accumulation Apple acceptable publicity. In aboriginal 2009, Apple was aback in the account with the next footfall in removing DRM beneath the branch “this time we’re serious.” In adverse to 2007 if alone EMI was on board, all of the added above labels got with the affairs this time about giving consumers bottomless freedom. Oh, if alone there weren’t any accomplished print.

Wolf in sheep’s clothing

Even admitting Apple presents itself about as angry the acceptable action adjoin DRM archetype protection, chump aegis agencies about accept not corrective such a aflush account of Apple, criticizing them about and demography action adjoin the bunch corporation. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has criticized Apple’s proprietary systems iPhone and iPod blow on assorted occasions due to the actuality that, according to FSF, these systems alone run applications begin in the Apple Store, which are “protected” with consecutive layers of DRM archetype protection. Just in time for Christmas 2008, FSF alleged on consumers to avoid the Apple Macbook, as they accounted its video playback functions to been burdened with ambiguous restrictions. Apple again responded with an amend of their playback software QuickTime. At the aforementioned time, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a US alignment aimed at attention noncombatant liberties in the agenda world, has criticized Apple’s bankrupt system, claiming the cryptographic technologies ensure that Apple playback software alone communicates flawlessly with the advised agnate iTunes software, appropriately putting addition providers at a cogent disadvantage.

Freedom isn’t free

Apple uses the chat “update” on its website to call removing archetype aegis from music and videos already purchased on iTunes. As was reported, Apple removes DRM from alone songs for 30 cents per song, albums for 30% of the album amount and videos for 60 cents each. Pretty applicable that Apple has called this account iTunes Plus, back barter had to paid for their music and videos already already.

The amount of DRM-free media has just gone up

At the aforementioned time, Apple, alternating with the music industry, restructured their appraisement scheme. Current hits are added big-ticket than earlier tracks. The antecedent amount barrier of 99 cents added to $1.29. Prior to that, DRM-free music was accessible for iTunes for 99 cents.

Alternatives and advance in the future

Consumers accept consistently been at a disadvantage one way or the other. Today, consumers can hardly abstain problems with archetype protection, adverse playback software or assorted added abstruse difficulties. Since 2004, RapidSolution Software AG has been there to advice by developing Windows software. Tunebite allows you to accurately rerecord media if you should appointment problems with DRM archetype aegis or converts abundant book formats. In adverse to Apple’s apathetic and bulky iTunes Plus, Tunebite exceptional “updates” your absolute music accumulating in a atom of the time, “updating” 54 times faster than iTunes Plus. Audiobooks, which accept yet to be bestowed this new DRM-free freedom, can aswell be “updated” by Tunebite. Tunebite Premium can be downloaded at audials.com for 19.90 €. After afterlight just a few records, Tunebite consumers will accept added than their money’s account compared to Apple’s Plus.

Taking abandon seriously

Consumers analytic to about-face their aback to the recording industry and their ambiguous M.O. can acquisition alleviation in the acknowledged PC software Radiotracker. Also accessible at audials.com, RapidSolution Software’s Radiotracker Platinum is the amount one affairs web radio software in Germany and the UK and with its different technology allows consumers to almanac their admired music from over 77,000 artists on one of over 20,000 web radio stations. On average, Radiotracker takes about 15 abnormal to acquisition a agnate web radio base and again starts recording songs defined by the user. Radiotracker Platinum can accomplish over 2,000 user music requests per minute.

The all-in-one addition band-aid for absolute consumers

AudialsOne combines the award-winning Tunebite and Radiotracker Platiunum Editions, as able-bodied as added award-winning software by RapidSolution Software, in one pack. In accomplishing so, AudialsOne provides absolute acknowledged abandon for consumers who ambition to be rid of archetype aegis and book architecture problems and for consumers who are analytic for addition means to buy their music.

About RapidSolution

RapidSolution Software AG is a arch technology-based aggregation specializing in developing ball software. RapidSolution Software articles can be purchased online at audials.com or in specialty food about the world. Our best-known articles cover AudialsOne, Tunebite, Radiotracker and MP3videoraptor. According to GfK and Chart Track, Radiotracker Platimun is the acknowledged PC-software in Germany and the UK for recording chargeless customized music from web and amusing radio stations in the 2007/2008 period. Our byword “cool and able entertainment” is exemplified in our Audials artefact line, accouterment the avant-garde articles of tomorrow at yesterday’s prices.

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