[sf-lug] Might at first seem off the base...."Draft law threatens iPod's future in France"

[vincent polite]

But, I think it is interesting. Especially the last paragraph;
  ...But Apple's transformation into a major force in  digital entertainment may ultimately lead to antitrust challenges  elsewhere, including the United States, Kay (Roger Kay of U.S.-based research firm Endpoint Technologies Associates), said.
    In that case, the French move will turn out to  have been just the start of something bigger, he added. "Creating an  open version of the iPod ecosystem is what everybody in the world  except Apple would like."...
  
  The full article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/03/17/financial/f125642S74.DTL&type=business
  
  
  
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