Apple Deleted Rivals’ Songs From Users’ iPods

Deleting people's music sure sounds like a legitimate security measure...if you are Apple. Thanks to Eric R. for the link.

When a user who had downloaded music from a rival service tried to sync an iPod to the user’s iTunes library, Apple would display an error message and instruct the user to restore the factory settings, Coughlin said. When the user restored the settings, the music from rival services would disappear, he said. Apple directed the system "not to tell users the problem," Coughlin said.

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