Comments on: NBC calls Apple a Liar and us all Pirates

By: ReLeNtLeZ1

ReLeNtLeZ1 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:53:13 +0000

Take a very close look at this statement: “We never asked to double the wholesale price for our TV shows. In fact, our negotiations were centered on our request for flexibility in wholesale pricing, including the ability to package shows together in ways that could make our content even more attractive for consumers.” That sounds like NBC wanted to sale more than one show at a time, for less than $1.99 an episode, but more than $1.99 total price for multiple episodes. They are trying to sale more with competitive pricing. It’s called GROWTH. AND EVERYONE KNOWS THEY ARE MORE INTERESTED IN GETTING SOMETHING FOR FREE THAN PAY FOR IT!!! (Talk your glutenous maximum off, it’s true! ) How people recklessly spend hundreds on entertainment equipment, but quibble over the few bucks for the content of that entertainment never fails to amaze me. GET YOUR WEIGHT UP!!!!

By: BlogBuzz September 8, 2007 » Webmaster-Source

BlogBuzz September 8, 2007 » Webmaster-Source — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:26:15 +0000

[...] probably heard about the Apple/NBC argument by now. NBC calls iPod owners pirates, and claims that Apple isn’t doing anything to prevent [...]

By: Snafu

Snafu — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:31:59 +0000

First, even Apple hasn’t actually said that NBC wants to price their series’ episodes $4.99: it said what NBC wants would imply that, which is not quite the same thing. Frankly, I don’t trust Apple’s PR that much, even less so any customer defender-posturing born in the middle of some market dominance. One remembers Jobs’ hypocritical anti-DRM posturing some months ago all too well.

Second: just because you don’t pirate music (and please don’t assume things so easily) doesn’t mean nobody else does.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:49:08 +0000

@Snafu

I don’t agree.

NBC is wrong. $4.99 an episode (which I’m guess would be the bundled price for a show you want and a lesser show) is unacceptable.

You seem to be forgetting that CDs can be ripped, and that is completely legal. That fills up iPods just as easily as pirated content. Just because you pirate music, which is the only thing I can assume by your comments, doesn’t mean everyone else does.

There are some honest people that still exist.

I’ll be offended if I want to.

There is nothing “sane” about what NBC is proposing.

By: Snafu

Snafu — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:53:38 +0000

Well, the very Steve Jobs has often done a breakdown of bought titles per iPod owner, pointing out how extremely few downloads per iPod owner happen, actually. Add to that the preeminent position of the device in the Mp3 player market, and the humongous volume of pirated music around. Do the math. That the iPod business rides on piracy is a given, specially so before the iTMS’ existence. That yourself don’t play the game is not the point, and it’s not like the NBC guys have said that ALL iPods’ owners do so, so please stop the oh-I’m-so-offended dance.

Also, for all this praise on Apple for protecting us from variable pricing, one forgets that it does allow it, in Japan’s iTMS. It supposedly protects us from higher pricing, but then that means we have no access for lower pricing offers, too, or some bundles.

The sane thing would have been to allow NBC to try things and see what works.