1:10:18 AM   

So, Dataplay is dead.  Why am I not surprised.

You know what Dataplay is?  It's a technology that stores data, particularly multimedia data, on small disks the size of a quarter.  The company thought the disks would be attractive to consumers because of their small size.  They also thought the disks would be attractive to the music labels because the devices can restrict copying.  Music on Dataplay disks can't be "ripped".  The last I remember hearing about Dataplay, they were supposed to start releasing pre-recorded music on the small disks in stores.  They actually thought that consumers would like a new kind of "CD" that doesn't permit ripping!  Someone should have told them about the Divx disks.

1:06:52 AM