Also in the news today -- though perhaps overlooked in the monstrous tidal wave of information that Apple released -- is the fact that NBC is now hopping into bed with Amazon. See here. NBC says Amazon offers them "greater flexibility in the pricing and packaging of video downloads." Translation: Amazon will let us screw people. Alternative translation: Amazon was willing to get screwed on this deal to steal a big partner from Apple. Whatever. We view Unbox as an un-competitor. Customers will view them as un-fair and un-appealing. Yes, I know Motley Fool claims this is a huge victory for Amazon. We'll see.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
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Repeat: Unibox is bad, Tivo is bad, NBC makes horrible programing.
Do this until convinced. (which is sorta true since West Wing went off air, only thing I like is sorta heros and the other show i can't remember)
Yes, the Starbucks button is stupid, and why would Apple partner with a coffeeshop? Am I crazy to think it is the start of an alternative to dealing with traditional content distributors? (See FSJ's "A boring rant".) Imagine not just Starbucks shops pushing music, but also Apple retail stores, McDonalds, etc. And not just music but TV shows as well.
If Phillip Morris could have presented I Love Lucy in the 1950s without dealing with CBS, wouldn't they have done it?
Oh boy, another Windows-only download service that's even more restrictive and customer-unfriendly than iTunes (which is plenty unfriendly already).
Sheesh NBC, if you want me to sue BitTorrent, just say so and stop wasting all of our time.
FSJ,
Way to go! It's another brick in the wall for the microtards who are so dumb / ignorant, that another squeeze of their nuts wouldn't hurt (hah!) to help them see their tardy foolish ways.
Vegan Vegan
(My nuts have very hard shells)
>>> Am I crazy to think it is the start of an alternative to dealing
Yes man you're wayyyyy crazy... you're a lunatic grazing the grass on fringes of insanity... (JK)
Starbucks is a very cheap gateway for Apple. The move is brilliant. You get free WiFi in every Starbucks in the world without the need to buy anything :-)
and looks like Apple is getting 7 free wifi areas a day... not bad at all!
.99 for a ringtone?
"Customers will view them as un-fair and un-appealing"
You have said it!
iamnotfakesteve.com
Yeah, the Motley Fool guy never took into account egregious DRM and other crap NBC wants that will keep customers away in droves. Those frigtards deserve each other - and I'll be the first to crow at Motley Fool when the collapse happens.
thanks for telling us yet another detail about your life we don't care about, toki.
I sold my stock last night at $145.17.
Tomorrow I will rebuy yet again and gain at least 10% more shares.
Sooner or later pal, I will own it all.
Then you will have a partner. Muhahahahahaha....
So, you can buy these shows on Unbox, but only watch them on PC's running XP (or a couple TiVos that nobody owns because most people have those un-upgradeable DirecTiVos). You can't put the shows on iPods, and you can't share them with family members. Yeah, that'll be a big hit.
Motley Fool says: Some of TiVo's 4.3 million subscribers don't have their systems tethered to their home broadband connections, but those who do have the convenience of having digitally delivered flicks sent right to their living-room television sets. Couch potatoes can now even order NBC shows right from their TiVo remotes."
Let me get this straight...
People who already have a Tivo are going to order NBC shows from Unbox, instead of using the Tivo to record the broadcast for them??
Right from their Tivo remotes???
Okay, now I get it.
From the Fool's disclosure statement:
"Amazon and TiVo have been recommended to Motley Fool Stock Advisor newsletter subscribers."
And
"Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz ... does not own shares in any of the companies in this story, save for TiVo."
I guess Rick can't wait to order NBC shows with his Tivo remote.
A huge victory for TiVo, Bit Torrent and hard-drive recorders
Keep on posting Toki. That anonymous coward who wants to attack you will a lot find less love here, that we have for you. Just ignore the fool, and continue to do what you do.
I agree. Toki, you are dearly beloved on this blog. You're right up there with Bike Helmet Girl. Maybe ranked above her. I mean it.
Did anyone notice that NBC-hater toki-chan is wearing an NBC peacock t-shirt in her profile pic?
Just found it a curious piece of trivia.
Man, Mr. Jobs, you really are cool, you know? Way cooler than Bill Gates. Now, I know why I love my Macbook Pro so much. :)
Mr. Jobs, you are so cool. Way cooler than Bill Gates. Now, I know why I love my Macbook Pro so much. :)
I will miss the opportunity to pay for The Office on iTunes. Now, I'll be forced to watched them for free on my HDTV. :( It sounds awesome, but not when you factor in commercials!
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