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"Windows Media Audio", Microsofts proprietary audio codec designed to compete with MP3. Claims competitive sound quality at lower bitrates

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Wal-Mart's DRM Nightmare Just Won't End

Published October 11, 2008, 10:24 am, Wired News

Wal-mart has pledged to continue supporting all the digital rights management-infected music it sold to unwitting consumers over the past five years. Unfortunately for the retail giant, it could be haunted by Microsoft's failed DRM system for years to come.

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Wal-Mart changes its mind, leaves existing DRM servers up

Published October 10, 2008, 4:56 pm, BetaNews

In what can only be described as another "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario, faced with the option of thousands of disgruntled customers, Wal-Mart is informing them it's decided to leave its online DRM servers running.

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Wal-Mart pressured into tune keys life support

Published October 10, 2008, 12:56 pm, The Register

DRM servers open 'for the present time' For digital music vendors, protecting files with digital rights management (DRM) is like a lobster trap. It's easy enough to enter into, but getting back out is another matter entirely.…

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Wal-Mart joins MSN and Yahoo, leaves DRM servers online

Published October 10, 2008, 11:16 am, Ars Technica

Wal-Mart is the latest company to change its mind about pulling its DRM key servers offline. After receiving "feedback" from customers who were about to be held hostage by their old music, the company has decided to leave the servers up... for now. Read More...

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Wal-Mart reversal teaches us the masses have might

Published October 10, 2008, 11:07 am, CNET

Consumers made a ruckus when MSN, Yahoo, and Walmart.com threatened to stop issuing DRM keys for their music. Each reversed itself. Take a bow.

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Wal-Mart reversal teaches us the masses have might

Published October 10, 2008, 10:57 am, CNET via Yahoo! News

The masses have spoken.

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Walmart to Leave DRM Servers Running

Published October 10, 2008, 9:14 am, Digital Trends

Walmart now plans to leave its DRM servers running so customers who bought protected music will be able to authorize it on new systems after October 9.

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Review: Creative Zen X-Fi music player

Published October 10, 2008, 8:40 am, Computer Active

The Zen X-Fi is named after Creative's most expensive range of soundcards, which are sold on their high-quality sound. The Zen X-Fi, then, has a lot to live up to.

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Wal-Mart reverses policy on DRM?

Published October 10, 2008, 7:33 am, CNET

Reports out say the retail heavyweight will maintain digital rights management servers for the near future.

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Walmart Caves On DRM Removal

Published October 10, 2008, 5:55 am, Slashdot

cmunic8r99 writes in with an email he received from walmart.com yesterday evening about the pending shutdown of their DRM services (which we discussed a while back). Walmart has reconsidered and won't be shutting off its DRM servers after all. They are still moving to an all-MP3 store, but won't break all the DRMed music its customers have already downloaded; this because of "feedback from the ...

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