Comments on: Is Qtrax the Real Deal? http://thebassgeek.net/2008/01/28/is-qtrax-the-real-deal/ Words on music, circuitry, and the Square Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Follow-up on Sharehead | The Bass Geek http://thebassgeek.net/2008/01/28/is-qtrax-the-real-deal/#comment-466 Follow-up on Sharehead | The Bass Geek Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:48:39 +0000 http://thebassgeek.net/2008/01/28/is-qtrax-the-real-deal/#comment-466 [...] with major labels to create a free-to-consumers music distribution service. As we learned with Qtrax, these things need to have all the correct signatures in place, with whatever fluids involved dried [...] [...] with major labels to create a free-to-consumers music distribution service. As we learned with Qtrax, these things need to have all the correct signatures in place, with whatever fluids involved dried [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://thebassgeek.net/2008/01/28/is-qtrax-the-real-deal/#comment-415 Ryan Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:56:41 +0000 http://thebassgeek.net/2008/01/28/is-qtrax-the-real-deal/#comment-415 The choice of Playsforsure is a killer, since MS doesn't even support it on their own new hardware. I agree with you - this thing is going to implode. The choice of Playsforsure is a killer, since MS doesn’t even support it on their own new hardware.

I agree with you - this thing is going to implode.

]]> By: Captain Wrong http://thebassgeek.net/2008/01/28/is-qtrax-the-real-deal/#comment-414 Captain Wrong Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:12:19 +0000 http://thebassgeek.net/2008/01/28/is-qtrax-the-real-deal/#comment-414 My RSS reader has been on fire with Qtrax stuff this morning. To summarize what I read: this thing uses Gnutella networks and is either sharing their own stuff or is tracking and adding DRM to files already out there. The DRM seems to be (by all guesses) Windows Playsforsure which means it won't work with iPods or Zunes. The alleged iPod compatibility seems to be a reversed engineered FairPlay, which I'm sure Steve Jobs will love. Oh, and they jumped the gun on claiming the major label support. With each new story I read, this seems less and less likely to succeed. My RSS reader has been on fire with Qtrax stuff this morning. To summarize what I read: this thing uses Gnutella networks and is either sharing their own stuff or is tracking and adding DRM to files already out there. The DRM seems to be (by all guesses) Windows Playsforsure which means it won’t work with iPods or Zunes. The alleged iPod compatibility seems to be a reversed engineered FairPlay, which I’m sure Steve Jobs will love. Oh, and they jumped the gun on claiming the major label support.

With each new story I read, this seems less and less likely to succeed.

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