http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/10/31/1-million-videosand-counting/ Just A Thought...on Ajax, usability, software development and anything else that catches my fancy. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:49:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/10/31/1-million-videosand-counting/#comment-49 ntschutta.com » Blog Archive » A Sensible Answer to DRM Sat, 03 Dec 2005 20:35:49 +0000 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/10/31/1-million-videosand-counting/#comment-49 [...] I realize that I’m just a software guy, but I just don’t get how the leaders of these media companies can’t understand how much harm they cause themselves when they insist on clinging to an dying channel instead of embracing the new. Seriously, haven’t they read The Innovator’s Dilemma? Look what happened with the video iPod - Apple sold over a million videos in a less than a month - imagine what will happen when more shows, movies, and what not are available. How many would they have sold if you could have downloaded 24 and ER? Or the Simpsons and Family Guy? Now, I’m not sure how much of a profit ABC gets from iTunes but clearly it’s a new revenue stream. I honestly think if the RIAA and MPAA would spend just a fraction of their lawyer fees on finding a way to profit from the Internet instead of trying to find a way to stop it, they would be looking at massive new income streams. [...] […] I realize that I’m just a software guy, but I just don’t get how the leaders of these media companies can’t understand how much harm they cause themselves when they insist on clinging to an dying channel instead of embracing the new. Seriously, haven’t they read The Innovator’s Dilemma? Look what happened with the video iPod - Apple sold over a million videos in a less than a month - imagine what will happen when more shows, movies, and what not are available. How many would they have sold if you could have downloaded 24 and ER? Or the Simpsons and Family Guy? Now, I’m not sure how much of a profit ABC gets from iTunes but clearly it’s a new revenue stream. I honestly think if the RIAA and MPAA would spend just a fraction of their lawyer fees on finding a way to profit from the Internet instead of trying to find a way to stop it, they would be looking at massive new income streams. […]

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