"For a long time, people pointed to devices like the iPod and claimed that they essentially promoted piracy because their capacity forced people to go and find millions of tracks online to fill up their new audio player. The appearance of online digital music stores, just as the digital audio players become must haves, meant that consumers did have a route to using up all the storage space, although at 50p-£1p per track it could be an expensive route (to say the least - Ed)."
'Comes with Music' in the Real World
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Ewan Spence trials the official Orange Nokia 5800 'Comes with Music' package - how well does CwM work, what exactly is included and what are the gotchas? From missing tracks to catalogue inconsistencies to DRM frustrations, it's clear that CwM has a long way to go, but Ewan still reckons that Nokia deserve credit for getting this far and that the mass market will enjoy the experience.