Comments on: NBC, Apple part ways http://blog.amber.org/2007/08/31/nbc-apple-part-ways/ Thoughts of a minor lunatic Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:55:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sporter http://blog.amber.org/2007/08/31/nbc-apple-part-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-49843 sporter Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:17:23 +0000 http://blog.amber.org/2007/08/31/nbc-apple-part-ways/#comment-49843 His point is... current options: - buy it on iTunes - legal, easy, modest cost - acquire it illegally - illegal, somewhat a hassle, no cost - drive to a friends house and watch it - legal, but a hassle, modest cost future options: - acquire it illegally - illegal, somewhat a hassle, no cost - buy it on some stupid NBC-run site - legal, probably a hassle, modest cost - drive to a friends house and watch it - legal, but a hassle, modest cost Currently buying it on iTunes is the best option... sure there is some cost, but it is easy and it "just works". When that option goes away it is likely that the new option will be a hassle. If every choice is an annoying/tedious hassle, then he (as a reasonable person) will likely either choose to do none of them or do the one that costs least. Either way, less viewers/revenue for NBC. His point is…

current options: – buy it on iTunes – legal, easy, modest cost – acquire it illegally – illegal, somewhat a hassle, no cost – drive to a friends house and watch it – legal, but a hassle, modest cost

future options: – acquire it illegally – illegal, somewhat a hassle, no cost – buy it on some stupid NBC-run site – legal, probably a hassle, modest cost – drive to a friends house and watch it – legal, but a hassle, modest cost

Currently buying it on iTunes is the best option… sure there is some cost, but it is easy and it “just works”. When that option goes away it is likely that the new option will be a hassle. If every choice is an annoying/tedious hassle, then he (as a reasonable person) will likely either choose to do none of them or do the one that costs least. Either way, less viewers/revenue for NBC.

]]> By: petrilli http://blog.amber.org/2007/08/31/nbc-apple-part-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-49841 petrilli Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:41:38 +0000 http://blog.amber.org/2007/08/31/nbc-apple-part-ways/#comment-49841 I guess the point is, lost money for them, and no increased revenue. I didn't mean to imply that watching at a friend's is illegal, though I'm _quite sure_ they'd like it to be. I guess the point is, lost money for them, and no increased revenue. I didn’t mean to imply that watching at a friend’s is illegal, though I’m quite sure they’d like it to be.

]]> By: Faisal N. Jawdat http://blog.amber.org/2007/08/31/nbc-apple-part-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-49840 Faisal N. Jawdat Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:38:52 +0000 http://blog.amber.org/2007/08/31/nbc-apple-part-ways/#comment-49840 Last I checked, driving to a friend's house to watch it *is* legal, so long as they actually let you in the house. Also legal: spending commercial breaks talking to your friend instead of watching commercials. Last I checked, driving to a friend’s house to watch it is legal, so long as they actually let you in the house. Also legal: spending commercial breaks talking to your friend instead of watching commercials.

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