●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, January 23, 2022 ●● ● Jan 23 [02:30] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 23 [04:15] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@qiahibkh2iwka.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 23 [05:07] *grotto (~qwedfg@joseon-4kf.1vi.0hrpvb.IP) has joined #techbytes [05:07] *grotto (~qwedfg@joseon-4kf.1vi.0hrpvb.IP) has left #techbytes [05:42] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jan 23 [07:22] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@asrpphbur8fa4.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 23 [08:52] *psydroid4 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 23 [09:02] schestowitz
[09:02] schestowitzThis format deserves the honor of being the first audio format most people ran into with digital rights management already baked in.
[09:02] schestowitzWhile RealNetworks tie to MusicNet also had DRM baked in, Microsoft tended to have the leverage thanks to its ownership of Windows, and WMA was used in numerous successors to its early DRM music store Pressplay, including Napster and the Zune Music Store.