Comments on: Disney: $122.8 Million Reasons To Sell On iTunes http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:17:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Davin Peterson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2036051 Davin Peterson Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:09:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2036051 The problem with iTunes is that players not made by Apple can't use it, because Apple locked it down. Thus you limiting your audience. Their are better players than the ipod, such as the Creative ZEN. Creative invented the iPod interface. A better service is emusic.com or Amazommp3 which are drm free, meaning any mp3 player can use it. The problem with iTunes is that players not made by Apple can’t use it, because Apple locked it down. Thus you limiting your audience. Their are better players than the ipod, such as the Creative ZEN. Creative invented the iPod interface. A better service is emusic.com or Amazommp3 which are drm free, meaning any mp3 player can use it.

]]> By: GeekBlog » Blog Archive http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2035114 GeekBlog » Blog Archive Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:54:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2035114 [...] excellent article chez TechCrunch, (que je tente de résumer ici) qui nous explique que les ventes de Disney sur [...] [...] excellent article chez TechCrunch, (que je tente de résumer ici) qui nous explique que les ventes de Disney sur [...]

]]> By: Sam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2035050 Sam Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:25:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2035050 I wouldn't say, "that’s 50 million times someone hasn’t downloaded the video or movie for free" because I'm not so sure the typical Disney customer has been "conditioned to free/piracy after 2 years". There are some tech-savvy parents out there, but I bet that the vast majority of of them would never even consider firing up BitTorrent to snag a The Little Mermaid for their 5 year old daughter. Maybe the Disney crowd has heard about BitTorrent in the news, but most certainly don't know how to use it. 50 million digital downloads is a commendable accomplishment, but I'd be more interested to see stats from a company whose core audience truly has become conditioned to piracy. I wouldn’t say, “that’s 50 million times someone hasn’t downloaded the video or movie for free” because I’m not so sure the typical Disney customer has been “conditioned to free/piracy after 2 years”.

There are some tech-savvy parents out there, but I bet that the vast majority of of them would never even consider firing up BitTorrent to snag a The Little Mermaid for their 5 year old daughter. Maybe the Disney crowd has heard about BitTorrent in the news, but most certainly don’t know how to use it.

50 million digital downloads is a commendable accomplishment, but I’d be more interested to see stats from a company whose core audience truly has become conditioned to piracy.

]]> By: wooge http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2035041 wooge Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:09:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2035041 This is not "free" money -- there is non-zero cannibalization on offline media sales by iTunes sales. I have no idea how much of iTunes customers would have otherwise pirated the content, but my guess is that a substantial portion of those customers would've bought the content offline in the absence of iTunes. It'd be interesting to gather some data on how iTunes sales is affecting traditional sales channels. This is not “free” money — there is non-zero cannibalization on offline media sales by iTunes sales. I have no idea how much of iTunes customers would have otherwise pirated the content, but my guess is that a substantial portion of those customers would’ve bought the content offline in the absence of iTunes. It’d be interesting to gather some data on how iTunes sales is affecting traditional sales channels.

]]> By: JosefVirek http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2035034 JosefVirek Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:59:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2035034 Considering that digital downloads compete with DVD sales and the sorry state of broadband here in the US, I'd say that was a good first year/year and a half for Disney. Considering that digital downloads compete with DVD sales and the sorry state of broadband here in the US, I’d say that was a good first year/year and a half for Disney.

]]> By: nasser http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2035017 nasser Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:24:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/12/disney-1228-million-reasons-to-sell-on-itunes/#comment-2035017 Free commercial advises for disney :) ) Free commercial advises for disney :) )

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