Universal To Sell DRM-Free Music, Disses Apple

We’ve been waiting for another major label to follow EMI’s lead in experimenting with DRM-free music sales. And we couldn’t have hoped for a better one: Universal, the world’s largest music label, is taking up the challenge as the second conglomerate to sell their wares without copy protection, though in limited numbers, at least for now.

And therein lies the rub: They’re selling their DRM-free tracks on Rhapsody, Amazon, Google, and Walmart’s site — in other words, almost everything BUT Apple’s iTunes Store.