Walmart's DRM Fail = Environmental Win
Ah, I remember the first time I listened to MP3s while bombing down a ski slope on my Burton snowboard. Years later, I can't run without an iPod Shuffle stuck in my ears. MP3 players and sports seem to just go hand-in-hand.
Following other leaders, Walmart announced that it is turning off the DRM that keeps you from moving the files you might have bought from them from computer to computer. DRM is stupid as it is, but you might not have considered how wasteful it can be.
First, there's the servers required to monitor your music. Then, there's the fact that it could take up to 25% more juice to run your player when it has to check with those servers. All this for something customers never wanted in the first place.
Goodbye, DRM. We won't miss you.
More on this at EcoGeek.
Following other leaders, Walmart announced that it is turning off the DRM that keeps you from moving the files you might have bought from them from computer to computer. DRM is stupid as it is, but you might not have considered how wasteful it can be.
First, there's the servers required to monitor your music. Then, there's the fact that it could take up to 25% more juice to run your player when it has to check with those servers. All this for something customers never wanted in the first place.
Goodbye, DRM. We won't miss you.
More on this at EcoGeek.
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