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Quote: Originally Posted by Taskiss http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireles...t-iphone_N.htm Wow. Thanks for that link. I wonder what AT&Ts performance agreements are. Must be pretty stringent.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Eriamjh There will be no 3G until Jan-July 2009 or until AT&T gets it ready. Remember that Apple and AT&T have a 5-year contract! There may be a 16GB model around Jan-Jul 2008. I wouldn't expect one sooner…
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I agree that Apple is being greedy here. But there are instances when they are offering products at competitive pricing. Look at iTMS. 9.99 is hardly greedy for an album. And sticking to 1.99 for tv show downloads when they could have easily suc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tonton If I were at home with my Mac I would have done a proper job on this... but at work I'm stuck with MS Paint!!! Its cool nonetheless, and points out how Apple is still the only innovator when it comes to s…
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Quote: Originally Posted by e1618978 I had 100% of my IRA money in apple stock since $50 - but it is getting a little rich for my blood so I took it out today at $148.83. If it drops back down a bit I will re-buy (and it seems to always drop aft…
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac The lack of game titles is really concerning. Is it because the system is 'new', or are the software developers having a difficult time writing games on this platform? The RRoD just scares me away. AFAIK,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Just keep in mind that I wasn't remotely suggesting that the video features be dropped. I just didn't think it right for people to overplay its significance. iPods sell very well even in countries that don't h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Louzer Why does Jobs' pushing to drop DRM have to do with those who won't buy unless they can't get it anywhere? Apparently I'm too stupid to see the connection you're trying to make. Well, my point was that DRM doe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Louzer Oh, its a lot more then that. Just watch normal TV, and almost every ad block ends in an ad for an upcoming show. Usually in the 30 second to minute frame. And lest we forget the wonderful invention of the in-sh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM I really don't think video sells the iPod for most people, it's a bullet point and not used that much... But you are the one that brought this up. Nobody is suggesting to strip out the video part, which I do…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich I think for many the inverse applies... "If it's not available free, I'll get it on iTunes." Steve already knows that a minority of content on the average i(insert device name here) was purchased. Good…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM $100 isn't what gets you the video capability, that gets you the huge drive. That still doesn't change the fact that the video capabilities are a very tiny share of the average video iPod's usage. I didnt …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Louzer ... what you all are missing is that you think that TV shows have no value except for their ability to sell advertising. That's not entirely true. They also use shows that already have popularity to draw in view…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Louzer I don't agree with that. If you're buying the shows on-line (like the iTMS), you're getting extra benefits you're not counting with 'other versions'. You can access the shows quicker (rather then the end of the …
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Video ipods are very finicky about what formats are supported. I'm pretty sure it wont support flash movies, mpeg and certainly not wmv. If you view the tech specs on the website, you can see exactly what format and resolution is supported. I'm…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Even if the US sales of iTunes music is only 1B tracks, that still outstrips TV show sales by 10:1 It's been a while, but the last survey basically said that the average video use on an iPod was less than 5% of…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rabber In actuality the market sets the price - not the consumer, producer or distributor individually. Let's assume that you have a producer making the product (studios), a distributor bringing this product to the con…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mopar003 This is exactly my problem with this whole thing. The iTunes market is a secondary market for the shows. The Studios make there money from advertising on air broadcasts, not selling the show on iTunes. The …
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Quote: Originally Posted by aegisdesign No. That's the market price. It doesn't necessarily equate to a 'fair' price. Apple dictate not only the market price but by extension the fairness of the price. So, for a show that costs only thousands …
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Quote: Originally Posted by e1618978 The major studios seem to be trying to get out of iTunes, so as to avoid giving Apple too much power. Maybe Apple had to do a deal with blockbuster to get access to the movies behind the backs of the studios …