Comments on: Opinion: NBC pulling its content from iTunes? – YEAH RIGHT!

By: sikiÅŸ izle

sikiÅŸ izle — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:34:23 +0000

I used to be an anti-piracy advocate but frankly with the way these media companies treat their customers they deserve each and every pirated product. I have no pity for NBC or Universal for that matter.

By: PFFXV

PFFXV — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:19:50 +0000

Hey Michael,
Where is NBC’s content now?

By: Neil Anderson

Neil Anderson — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:12:08 +0000

With decisions like this I’m beginning to understand why NBC is in fourth place….

By: Uncle Paul

Uncle Paul — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:27:37 +0000

An Open Email to NBC Universal

http://www.stonethembas.com

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:25:24 +0000

@PFFXV

Can you read?

I mean seriously…I’m not sure what your purpose is in coming here and trying to make Apple look like the bad guy for keeping costs down on digital content.

What I said, was that Apple can’t lie about this situation or they will be sued. That’s true, whether you want it to be a lie or not…they simply can’t lie about it without facing litigation. Deal with it.

By: PFFXV

PFFXV — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:00:46 +0000

Michael,
Apple doesn’t lie? Please. They are a corporation that needs to make a profit. They will lie just as readily as MS.

Why does Apple want to keep the price down? To benefit consumers? No! They make their money off iPods, not iTunes. There is no altruism here. Only two companies fighting for more profits.

“Right now it is cheaper to just buy stuff from iTunes than it is to go to the trouble of downloading it for free and encoding all of it” How much cheaper can you get than free? It is easier on iTune, but not cheaper.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:11:26 +0000

@PFFXV

I could not disagree with you more.

We do know that Apple is telling the truth. If they weren’t, that would be slander, and NBC would sue their pants off. Apple isn’t stupid.

Apple is keeping the price down. They are helping you and I. Keeping the price down for our benefits is not “strong arming” poor little NBC.

NBC is doing just fine. They’re not hurting for money, and the BEST way to fight piracy is low cost.

Right now it is cheaper to just buy stuff from iTunes than it is to go to the trouble of downloading it for free and encoding all of it…but when a Season of a series starts costing more than $100 – that’s getting out of hand, and is nothing but an incentive to pirate the content.

By: PFFXV

PFFXV — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:13:42 +0000

Michael,
Apple uses its media might to strong arms everyone who is weak enough to buckle. If the reports are true, most media companies feel bullied by Apple even as those same companies feed at Apple’s iTunes trough. What you fail to note in your comment is that Apple CLAIMS that NBC wants to raise the price to 5 bills. NBC only says that they want to bundle shows. Who is telling the truth? We may never know. In this fight, my money is on Apple in its strong-arm-wrestle with NBC.

By: Bruno Dexter

Bruno Dexter — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:11:54 +0000

By: D9

D9 — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:50:44 +0000

Bottom line to Apple is does this keep people from buying iPods? I don’t think so.

Plus, I don’t care who they get to sell the shows, NBC/Universal is out of their minds to charge $5.00…good luck w/ the new piracy upsurge!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:27:51 +0000

@PFFXV

Apple hasn’t been strong arming anyone. NBC wanted to raise the cost of the video downloads to $4.99 an episode.

No one is going to pay that.

Apple has now pulled NBC’s new fall line-up from iTunes.

We’ll see what happens next.

By: memyself&I

memyself&I — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:27:50 +0000

The way I see it is if the content providers keep trying to fleece the market, all Apple has to do is either become a provider, (not likely) or add a dvr to apple tv and universal can kiss their you know what goodbye.

By: PFFXV

PFFXV — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:22:16 +0000

How many video downloads does apple sell? You don’t see Apple bragging about those numbers because they are minuscule in comparison to their music business. Apple has been “strong arming” these companies. They’re returning the favor. Pulling shows from the catalogue will not drastically affect NBC’s bottom line, but it will affect Apple’s image.

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By: Rick ONeil

Rick ONeil — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:16:46 +0000

the way I see it… TV, Movie, and Music companies should be bowing down at apples feet (maybe even literally). iTunes is the best outlet for their content and it’s still growing. Who in their right mind wouldn’t want to give Steve Jobs and company their product and let them market it. These media companies are going to get too greedy and end up shooting themselves in the foot (maybe even literally).