DRM - What Is It Good For? Delaying the N91!

4 replies · 2,873 views · Started 23 February 2006

Ewan 23 Feb 2006, 10:03

Nokia has confirmed the N91 Music Phone, initially due out for Christmas 2005 has been delayed due to isses with the Music DRM (reports The Register). As the N91 launch date continues to slip (and starts to get a whiff of vapour ware), the Sony Ericsson Walkman phone from 3GSM is starting to look more and more attractive. Not least because its 4gig of memory is in flash, while the N91 runs off a 'miniature' hard drive.

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ConcernedFan 24 Feb 2006, 02:01

So why isnt the walkman phone under the same DRM rules??

Unregistered1 24 Feb 2006, 04:52

I want MS-DRM for other handsets, not just the N91. I have a 6682 that I really really want MS-DRM on.

badger 26 Feb 2006, 03:57

I think they were trying to get the whole o/s on to the harddrive, instead of o/s on flash and file storage on th harddrive. This was the holdup from what I heard.

wshwe 26 Feb 2006, 04:32

By the time the N91 ships few will be interested in buying it.:icon13: Can you say vaporware?