It's crazy. The sticker on your new player promises the equivalent of a high-performance car, but the fine print says you may be buying an Edsel instead.

Stocks are stuck in a hiatus between the performance of corporate profits and the hoped-for economic recovery.

We are still working out the policies for that.

A manufacturer doesn't have to build a managed copy maker into their device. It is certainly possible to still build players that look just like DVD players, where you put a disc in the slot, it plays that disc, and you're good to go.

Apple clearly benefits. I could see them doubling their share next year.

A player that's licensed under the interim agreement will not be able to do managed copy.