Sony-iTunes Link?

forum posts are bottom of the barrel in terms of rumor sources. :)

while more Apple coverage in the general media is good... reposts of things like this are taking a bit far.

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I remeber Steve saying that Sony and Apple were working close together in one of his keynotes..... maybe this is true.

Sony to favor iTunes and the iPod over Connect and the ND-H5ZJSKALDN or whatever it is called? Don't think so.

Sony to favor iTunes and the iPod over Connect and the ND-H5ZJSKALDN or whatever it is called? Don't think so.

Sony hasn't been around this long by being stupid. Their iPod-killers have been nothing of the sort. A stupid company would continue to flog dead-end products, but Sony isn't that kind of company. They may just have reached the can't-beat-so-join-'em point. We'll see, but I get a sense that this rumor has some weight to it.

Also, if you read many of the follow-up posts on the site where the rumor was posted, you'll see that there is some sense among the posters there that the person who stated this has a good level of credibility.

sony's new music phone (w800i i think) plays aac so maybe they'll license fairplay for itunes shtuff?

sony's new music phone (w800i i think) plays aac so maybe they'll license fairplay for itunes shtuff?

Quite a number of devices play AAC, none of them (ex the elusive iTunes phone from Motorola) can play iTMS songs with fairplay DRM.

I hope Sony isn't stupid on this, it would be nice, but I really really doubt it.

The other people on the forum do seem to believe him though. Hmm...

i just saw a commericial for the Connect thing from Sony, so i doubt this is happening

please let this be true...! Apple taking microsoft on yet again...! :D

i just saw a commericial for the Connect thing from Sony, so i doubt this is happening

ohhh yeah connect.... how is that doing again?

Apple and Sony can't be too chummy since they compete in many areas. They have to pick and choose collaborations where they will both benefit. The relationship will continue to develop over time, since they certaintly take to each other.