Wireless carriers pissed about the high cost of DRM. 
Dude, you know how we love to bitch about DRM here at Engadget, but guess who else is complaining about DRM now? The
wireless carriers who make the GSM Association trade group, that[base ']s who. Except they[base ']re not whining about the same stuff
we whine about. Nah, the deal is that they[base ']re not happy about the licensing fees the Open Mobile Alliance wants to
charge carriers to use their [base "]open[per thou] standard for protecting wireless downloads. The carriers say that charging a buck
per handset and demanding a small percentage of every transaction (it[base ']d be 1 percent for a $1 song download) is not
only [base "]unreasonable and excessive[per thou] but also [base "]unworkable in the market.[per thou] Not that we ever expect these guys to wake up to
the irony of their actions, but if they[base ']re unhappy about DRM adding extra expense and complication to their lives then
how do they expect the rest of us to feel about it?
[Thanks, Mike]
[Engadget]
10:23:33 PM 
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