57 ordspråk av Phil Leigh
Phil Leigh
One reason Yahoo came at this price was they wanted to make it difficult for Amazon and MTV and people like that, that have waited so long to get into the business. I think it's going to be really quite interesting to see what Amazon offers, in terms of pricing.
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People have gotten used to listening to songs in the order they want, and they'll want to continue to do so even if they can't get the individual songs from file-trading programs.
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Right now he's clearly got the wind at his back. But it's a lot harder to accomplish a goal than it is to [identify] a goal.
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Since the market has, for the last 10 years, been steadily trending toward digital media, this has worked towards the advantage of Apple.
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That's an impossible process,
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The initial usage rules are pretty restrictive. A good reason for downloading a movie is to take it on a business trip. The 24-hour limitation makes that a problem.
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The labels are pushing the subscription services approach.
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The labels going straight to the consumer has retailers more nervous than a cat with deaf kittens.
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The labels have complained basically that they're not making enough money on downloads, that they prefer subscription services,
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The labels want to feel like they have some power and influence. They're losing the control they once had.
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The Microsoft ecosystem has a lot of moving parts, and in the Apple ecosystem, Apple has complete control.
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Their world is an analog world; it isn't digital. Electronic media of the future is clearly going to be digital. So you need to have digital in your DNA.
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There's no question this is totally confusing to consumers.
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There's nothing that makes more sense than selling digital content. It completely removes the inventory problem. It completely removes physical handling of goods. That's really the holy grail for online retailers.
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They're making consumers apprehensive. They're concerned that they're buying something that makes their computer crash. This affects all the labels. The average consumer doesn't know it's just Sony, so they become reluctant to buy CDs.
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