Nokia’s Comes With Music To Use WMA, Songs Not Transferable

Some more details of *Nokia*’s Comes With Music service have come to light … the DRM will be WMA, and the tracks will be 192kbps and 128kbps. The songs can be played on the handset and the computer registered with the account — they cannot be burned to CDs unless an upgrade is purchased, which I suspect means buying the song normally. Also, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has yet to announce any compatible devices yet, reports Engadget. This is unsurprising, although Nokia has copped a lot of flak over its decision to use DRM. Perhaps the problem is that people saw this as the announcement of a music store, and it wasn’t. This was Nokia saying “hey, if you buy our high-end device you won’t have to pay for music to listen on it”… the intention is to sell gadgets, not songs. To make another comparison with iTunes, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) offered a gadget and a music store which were easy to use, compatible and cheaper than any legal thing out there — but you couldn’t play songs from iTunes elsewhere. Nokia is offering a gadget and a music store which are compatible and free — but you can’t play songs from there elsewhere.