Comments on: NBC Universal plays hardball with iTunes http://www.last100.com/2007/08/31/nbc-universal-plays-hardball-with-itunes/ Tracking the digital lifestyle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Abhishek http://www.last100.com/2007/08/31/nbc-universal-plays-hardball-with-itunes/#comment-3281 Abhishek Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:46:59 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/08/31/nbc-universal-plays-hardball-with-itunes/#comment-3281 By the way NBC is denying that this was because of price. They want to explore alternative business models. This is a growing trend among media entities. I am sure more content producers will go this route. Apple does have a monopolistic position in the online media commerce. This move will allow alternative business models (like ad based) and may make content cheaper for us consumers. Read more of my thoughts here: http://abhishek.tiwari.com/2007/09/02/growing-ihate-for-itunes/ By the way NBC is denying that this was because of price. They want to explore alternative business models. This is a growing trend among media entities. I am sure more content producers will go this route. Apple does have a monopolistic position in the online media commerce.

This move will allow alternative business models (like ad based) and may make content cheaper for us consumers.

Read more of my thoughts here:
http://abhishek.tiwari.com/200.....or-itunes/

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.last100.com/2007/08/31/nbc-universal-plays-hardball-with-itunes/#comment-3175 David Mackey Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:16:37 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/08/31/nbc-universal-plays-hardball-with-itunes/#comment-3175 $4.99 per episode is crazy. I want a subscription model anyways...Who cares about keeping the episodes for later? $4.99 per episode is crazy. I want a subscription model anyways…Who cares about keeping the episodes for later?

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