An hour and a half ago I got to work two hours late. I have now worked 15 minutes so far today. That must be that "new" math or something...or, maybe I just slept in and forgot my laptop at home and had to go back and get it...fun stuff.
As long as I am logged into Blogger, I'll post about these two items as well:
1.) Allofmp3.com is shutting down. No more $0.15 songs...it's back to the $0.99 iTunes. Actually, I have had a couple quality issues with Allofmp3 and I buy almost all my music on iTunes.
2.) TV and movie companies might actually be starting to get a clue that this whole "downloading movies" thing could be a money-maker. I have been saying that for years now, but who am I? The TV and movie industry is ready for an "iTunes" type revolution. Millions of TV shows and movies are being downloaded illegally right now, much like music was being downloaded in the Napster era 7 or 8 years ago. Someone needs to come in and do it right. iTunes and their $1.99 for a 20min TV show is ridiculous. Someone, please, see this opportunity and do something brilliant like iTunes was for music. Oh, yeah, this article sparked this ;)
Well, I should get to work. I'm 4 hours behind schedule now. Oh well, things will still get done and nothing has fallen apart...
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While spending $1.99 on a 20 minute TV show might not be your cup of tea, I spent the same on a 42 minute show and don't feel ripped off. Unless my math or my knowledge of MSRPs on DVD sets of TV shows are off, $2 per episode is about equal value, only iTunes is more immediate with current shows and the DVDs have extra content and/or higher resolution video.
Just my $0.02. I'll send you my invoice. :P
Well, I would not pay $48.00 for a season of 24, but I would pay $24. $1.00 for a high resolution, permanent copy of a show I know I will watch again (+ bonus features) is a great deal. Yes, it could be argued that $2.00 is still a great deal for that. However, I think there is a market for people who do not want the highest quality, don't want the bonus features, and don't want to watch it more than a couple times. I think the price point for that should be lower.
Let me put it in a different light. I would not pay $60/mo for cable tv if I expected to watch an average of one 42 minute show a day. I would get cable because it means that I can watch news in the morning, my kids can watch cartoons during the day, I can watch a show or two in the evening, a movie now and then, etc.
I just think that there is a market here that few people see. How would the perfect "iTunes" for TV/Movies look? I have no idea. Would it be pay-per-show or monthly fee? I have no idea. What about bandwidth used? Maybe you could pay less for a lower quality/resolution copy...I don't know. All I know is that I hope someone changes the way it is now.
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