Steve Jobs, 2002: "You need the right to manage music on all devices"

Last week, Apple slammed the French government for proposing a law that would require Apple to license the iTunes crippleware format to its competitors, so French people could listen to the music they buy from Apple on devices made by other companies.

Today, Apple rejects interoperability, but check out this Steve Jobs quote from 2002:

In 2002, Steve Jobs said, "If you legally acquire music, you need to have the right to manage it on all other devices that you own."

In 2006, France said, "The consumer must be able to listen to the music they have bought on no matter what platform."

Sounds like Steve agrees with France.

Link (Thanks, Rob!)