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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Press

Steve Jobs Bullied Record Execs Into iTunes Deal on Christmas Eve

11:00AM Matt Buchanan | While Steve Jobs wasn’t personally at Macworld to reveal that iTunes was going DRM-free and OTA downloadable, he’s the one who made it happen—he bullied Sony Music’s chairman over the phone on Christmas Eve. More »
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