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RIM says music biz is strangling wireless growth
Balsillie told a roomful of analysts and investors yesterday in Toronto, "I think [DRM is] just going to break down with the normal proliferation of the Internet," adding, "It's going to be tough. I think [content providers] are going to have to shift their business models. But they will go down swinging."
Balsillie also thinks the Blackberry is poised to become quite the stud among the newly developing mobile phone + mp3 player market. While I don't agree that RIM is in great position to take over a large chunk of mobile music market share, I do share one belief I'm sure hangs heavy in Balsillie's mind; Until DRM dies a quick ugly death and is mourned appropriately by the entertainment business, RIM's not going to stand much of a chance as a music player manufacturer.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
