MySpace Disappoints

As other industry heads in the music industry are gradually detaching themselves from DRM, Warner Music can't let go. We know this, but they're making big, DRM-supportive statements almost in a spiteful reaction to this moving away. Warner announced they'll be the first company to offer music through MySpace's music store, and what do you know? It'll be DRM-embedded. To me, this is a big middle finger, after Steve Jobs and EMI announced they'd be offering music DRM-free. Even if it's a result of the pressure from the European distaste for the technology, Jobs is listening to his customers. Warner Music just doesn't give a damn.
MySpace has always been a haven for independent musicians to get their music heard. The music sector of the website is inherently designed with a marketing system for otherwise unheard of musicians. It was founded upon free music, so we'll see how MySpace users feel about costly music without the ability to make copies. MySpace should have went with EMI. It would have been a smoother transition from free music temple to yet another MP3 music store (yes, you'll still be able to stream free music from the site), had they went with the more progressive label. Instead of promoting music from a company that's willing to grow, they shed their (whether intentional or not) customer-friendly and DIY roots for a customer-alienating skin. I guess it doesn't matter, because I don't see a bright future for the MySpace music store, even with an indie label and EMI catalog.