And then the issue is just when you make a purchase, you ought to be able to enjoy that song on any device, in any situation that you want - that music consumers aren't by default thieves.

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The carrier's booth at tonight's MobileCon 2012-related event had the latter device, but wasn't able to turn it on for us (a situation that we've sadly come to expect with virtually every public appearance by a WP8 device).

ENGADGET: Nokia Lumia 810 for T-Mobile hands-on Mobile

The competitive intensity and stakes in the mobile device and software business are as high as any situation I can recall, however, and Apple and Microsoft are the two best digital companies in the world.

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