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Feb 04, 09 - 02:53 pm Comment from: Randian

No wonder the stock went up!

Feb 04, 09 - 02:54 pm Comment from: Jubei

Why isn't anything being done with the ActiveX/IE/ASP/.NET Windows only web requirements.

Monge tak.

Feb 04, 09 - 03:00 pm Comment from: Roberto

Sven says, "Let's rock und roll!"

Thank God, for Norway!!!

Feb 04, 09 - 03:11 pm Comment from: HMCIV

I still can't play iTunes Downloads on my 8-Track. Apple had better fix this soon.

And don't get me STARTED on the limitations of the iTunes App Store!!!!

Does Norway believe in God?

Feb 04, 09 - 03:17 pm Comment from: kirkgray

The question is, "Does God believe in Norway?".

@Jubei,

Don't know, but Norway was one of the countries at the centre of the surprising approval of OOXML as a standard.

<a >Standard Norge Responds to Allegations</a>
<a >The Norway Vote: What Really Happened</a>
<a >Norwegian standards body implodes over OOXML controversy</a>

Let's try those again.
Standard Norge Responds to Allegations
The Norway Vote: What Really Happened
Norwegian Standards Body Implodes Over OOXML Controversy

Norway still blows. They never should've complained in the first place.

...the company said songs sold via its music service would be compatible with all MP3 players, not just the iPod...

Technically the music files are NOT compatable with ALL Mp3 players.

It's only the "Mp3 players" that can play AAC files.

But it's good enough, for now.

But Apple needs to do something about these annoying glossy screens.

ok I'll behave now

Feb 04, 09 - 04:05 pm Comment from: ken1w

"Norway's consumer watchdog" is relieved that Apple went DRM-free and got them "off the hook" from pursuing an embarrassing course of action.

@Nitpicker

I love my iPod Touch screen, gloss and all. Reflection or not, watching movies on it is truly a pleasure. I wish everyone would shaddup about the whole gloss screen. If you don't like it, then don't buy technology…or spend extra to get it "fixed." Stop bitching. :p

Feb 04, 09 - 04:30 pm Comment from: boyweho

Maybe Norway can sue Apple over iPhone 3G speeds now.

Feb 04, 09 - 04:47 pm Comment from: ken1w

@ Nitpicker

> Technically the music files are NOT compatable with ALL Mp3 players.

Most music players can play unprotected AAC. Even Zunes can play AAC, and #2 SanDisk's players can play AAC. Now that the iTunes Store is selling DRM-free AAC, you can bet that essentially EVERY new music player will play AAC. iPod competitors will probably give away $10 iTunes Store gift cards as a sales incentive.

Feb 04, 09 - 05:10 pm Comment from: Yours Smugly

Norway believes in Norse gods.

(Or at least did. Waaaaay back in time.)

i'm still content with the work i did on the coastal line of norway.

Feb 04, 09 - 05:43 pm Comment from: HolyMackerel

Just got back from the UK's 'Government IT' conference where we look for ways to gain efficiency and reduce costs. Do you think they would consider Open Source (e.g. Germany's OpenOffice.org) or reusing the more efficient European versions of software?

The UK Public Service and Labour government is too far up MS/EDS to see any daylight, even at the expense of the their own tax-payers.

Oh, we must use MS Dynamics CRM, Exchange, Office and Windows for £billions each year in a recession even though for 10% of our MS tax we could commission a UK software house to write every app needed - then own it ourselves. The treasonous blindness makes me so cross.

I was in Norway once....all the women were cold.

Feb 05, 09 - 12:35 am Comment from: SKY LARK

I've been to Norway a few times ... and the women are all HOT to trot.

They all love a Long Island Tea ( vodka, gin, tequila, rum, coke and lime juice) at the clubs.

Feb 05, 09 - 04:14 am Comment from: BauMal

I think there’s a great misunderstanding here -- the Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman institution is actually the GOOD guys, they have a very impressive track record for doing good for consumers.

The Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman knew they couldn’t attack the record labels directly (the way international laws makes it almost impossible), so instead they actually HELPED Apple by giving some ammo against the record labels. The Ombudsman had massive support from other consumer ombudsman institions around Europe AND the US, so it was only a matter of time before the record labels had to turn around.

Apple have said themselves that they wanted to sell unprotected songs for quite a long time. Now they can. Not just because "Norway" said so, but because the record labels knew that other countries were comming -- the Norwegian Ombudsman was just the first one, as they were the first to start the legal process.

In the end everybody won, and nobody lost. So why all the complaining?

And for those of you who believed that the Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman was going after Apple, hating its guts; they didn’t and they don’t

Feb 05, 09 - 09:43 am Comment from: Road Warrior

That's great news, especially from a country where the people are way more generous than...well you know.