Last year Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, made a request to drop DRM. Yesterday, at MacWorld 2009, Apple announced that they would be dropping DRM entirely. In an announcement packed with many first for the iTunes platform, Apple is now letting users enjoy -

*  All Songs DRM-Free
* Users Can Download Songs Directly Onto iPhone 3G Over Their 3G Network for the Same Price
* In April 2009, Songs on iTunes Will be Available at Three Price Points

There is no denying the soft monopoly commanded by iTunes:

The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store with a catalog of over 10 million songs, over 30,000 TV episodes and over 2,500 films including over 600 in stunning high definition video

More interesting posts from blogosphere -

John Biggs, on CrunchGear, has a good review of iTunes Plus

TechCrunch has good analysis on the Apple Tax for going DRM free. Which makes sense for stock holders in down economy. Apple needs to compensate for reduced music sales.