Apple Finally Has Something to Say About the French Debacle

We’ve been writing about this brewing mess for days, and only now has Apple seen fit to issue a statement about it.

As quoted by the BBC, Apple said – If this happens, legal music sales will plummet just when legitimate alternatives to piracy are winning over customers...  iPod sales will likely increase as users freely load their iPods with “interoperable” music which cannot be adequately protected. Free movies for iPods should not be far behind in what will rapidly become a state-sponsored culture of piracy.  There’s a good stern response for you.

Although they do admit that it would be possible for iPod sales to increase as a result, in the same breath they say that it’s likely that not only music but movies will end up being distributed illegally. Which makes sense if you think about it. 

Now we wonder how the French will respond to that.
We’ve been writing about this brewing mess for days, and only now has Apple seen fit to issue a statement about it.

As quoted by the BBC, Apple said – If this happens, legal music sales will plummet just when legitimate alternatives to piracy are winning over customers...  iPod sales will likely increase as users freely load their iPods with “interoperable” music which cannot be adequately protected. Free movies for iPods should not be far behind in what will rapidly become a state-sponsored culture of piracy.  There’s a good stern response for you.

Although they do admit that it would be possible for iPod sales to increase as a result, in the same breath they say that it’s likely that not only music but movies will end up being distributed illegally. Which makes sense if you think about it. 

Now we wonder how the French will respond to that.