[ugh]

The politics are mind blowing, not the technology.

Over the last few days I have read so many comments on HN confidently proclaiming that the music labels would never ever ever do something like this.

[wmf]

The labels will never do this unless you pay them, which is what Apple just did.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2602817

[sudont]

One wonders if Apple makes any profit on the 24.99, or if it's all to appease the old, angry gods.

There's a limit of 25k songs, and Apple doesn't say if the music disappears if contract ends.

[theatrus2]

The keynote did mention DRM free (along with the 256Kbps AAC line). It doesn't sound like it would disappear.

[sudont]

Ah, just the server version then. So this is pretty much a form of blanket amnesty.