Comments on: Keep an eye on: NBC, Apple http://blogs.reuters.com/blog/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/ Just another Blogs.reuters.com weblog Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:17:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: History repeats itself http://blogs.reuters.com/blog/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/#comment-288597 History repeats itself Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:28:29 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/#comment-288597 This is not about the company Apple or the company NBC. iPods/iTunes customers already represent the dominant group of people who will actually pay for content vs steal it. When Apple announces their even more amazing products this week just in time for the holidays they will further cement this caretaker position. One can put all types of music, movies, videos, photos, etc. on the iPod. Do you seriously think the lack of NBC content will cause one existing customer to toss their iPod or new customers to not choose to buy one? Hulu? Add them to the scorched pile of pissed away capital projects that includes microsoft, dell, coke, sony, napster, etc. Could NBC possible be that naive? If you don't have access to these great customers you are left with the (non-paying) bit-torrent ones. NBC, please check the book of Sun Tzu out from the library! This is not about the company Apple or the company NBC. iPods/iTunes customers already represent the dominant group of people who will actually pay for content vs steal it. When Apple announces their even more amazing products this week just in time for the holidays they will further cement this caretaker position.

One can put all types of music, movies, videos, photos, etc. on the iPod. Do you seriously think the lack of NBC content will cause one existing customer to toss their iPod or new customers to not choose to buy one?

Hulu? Add them to the scorched pile of pissed away capital projects that includes microsoft, dell, coke, sony, napster, etc. Could NBC possible be that naive? If you don’t have access to these great customers you are left with the (non-paying) bit-torrent ones. NBC, please check the book of Sun Tzu out from the library!

]]> By: Robert Vassar http://blogs.reuters.com/blog/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/#comment-281389 Robert Vassar Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:54:07 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/#comment-281389 NBC/Universal is up to it's old tricks, trying to squeeze us dry. For example, they want to force us to buy a movie/tv show bundle when we only want the tv show - eg: 40 year old virgin and the office vs just give me The Office! NBC/Universal is up to it’s old tricks, trying to squeeze us dry. For example, they want to force us to buy a movie/tv show bundle when we only want the tv show - eg: 40 year old virgin and the office vs just give me The Office!

]]> By: Keith Shaw http://blogs.reuters.com/blog/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/#comment-281311 Keith Shaw Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:45:40 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/#comment-281311 The real headline: "NBC Universal and other companies say they want to increase prices ..." -- The Original New York Times Article Apple is fighting to for the consumer to keep prices down! The real headline:

“NBC Universal and other companies say they want to increase prices …” — The Original New York Times Article

Apple is fighting to for the consumer to keep prices down!

]]> By: devils advocate http://blogs.reuters.com/blog/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/#comment-281260 devils advocate Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:14:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/#comment-281260 Can you say 'hulu'....? Can you say ‘hulu’….?

]]> By: George http://blogs.reuters.com/blog/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/#comment-281176 George Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:02:35 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/2007/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-nbc-apple/#comment-281176 Apple please do not bow down to these greedy hords at NBC. Keep protecting your customers. Haven't these people learned from the napster days. If the media is too costly, people will just steal it which is exactly what will happen to NBC's content. Sell it at $1.99 (Which is already too high) or we'll just steal it via bit torrent. I tried to be good and not steal content and itunes made it work for me. NBC want's to rob us consumers so lets show them who is in charge and STEAL from their greedy pockets. Apple please do not bow down to these greedy hords at NBC. Keep protecting your customers. Haven’t these people learned from the napster days. If the media is too costly, people will just steal it which is exactly what will happen to NBC’s content. Sell it at $1.99 (Which is already too high) or we’ll just steal it via bit torrent. I tried to be good and not steal content and itunes made it work for me. NBC want’s to rob us consumers so lets show them who is in charge and STEAL from their greedy pockets.

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