It's a deluxe music player now on your cell phone, |
It's a deluxe music player now on your cell phone. |
It's a huge deal because the premier mobile music player is coming to the wireless industry. |
It's an awesome idea just like Napster was, with all the consequences that come with it. |
It's an ugly detour, and an acknowledgement of how challenging of a business model it is to offer music. There are phones that already have an FM tuner in them -- why do I have to pay $7 a month for radio? |
It's basically an admission that Amazon can sell books really well over the Internet, but they can't sell phones very well. |
It's like throwing your hair dryer in the bathtub, ... Everything shorts out. |
It's really a great idea that has been realized past its prime; it's like today somebody coming out with a Ford Model T. These (new) devices are very powerful in terms of computing capabilities; they can look at regular Web sites and work just fine. |
Most executives are oblivious to the security challenges. You have to disarm all the security stuff because the executive can't figure out how to work it. |
Music could certainly be much bigger if pricing was more in line with what you find on the Internet. |
Nothing has really changed. It has zero impact on pricing. |
Now, you have a choice between talking to your spouse on the phone or listening to music. What are you going to do? |
Other than underwear, a cell phone is the only thing that most people have with them on a 24-hour basis, no matter where they are. And it's used not just for talk, but to surf the Web. |
People will complain and watch it anyway. |
The (carriers) are not doing a great job (selling added features) and they know it. |