David Card
David Card
David Edward Cardis a Canadian labour economist and Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley...
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On one hand they're suspicious of them because of how big their market share is and the fact that they have that uniform pricing. On the other hand, they legitimized the digital music business.
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The issue for an Internet-only company to service their audience and their marketing partners is better if they have traditional media offerings, too. I'm a believer in multimedia media companies.
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If you could get a device that had enough capacity to be interesting, with good battery life and cool form factor, and sell (it) for $50, this market will explode. It's pretty easy to imagine a flash-based device in a year or two hitting those kinds of price points.
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It's an intriguing vision, but a lot depends on Microsoft's execution and ability to draw market share from some strong competitors.
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They're going into markets where there are very good competitors.
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They're early adopters and they're willing to experiment. The adult content market historically has always been a leader in new media.
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They're early adopters and they're willing to experiment, ... The adult content market historically has always been a leader in new media.
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At some point, you want to prevent the other technology from being adopted.
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Two uber-trends are crashing into each other: Retail is trying to turn itself into entertainment at the same time that entertainment is trying to turn itself into retail. What's unique about the Internet as a medium is it's an opportunity to blend the retail experience, the entertainment experience, and the discovery of new stuff. It's hard to do that on TV.
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If they put it on the front page with a link and a picture, people will get what is going on. They will just be surprised that Amazon is doing it.
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Nothing ever replaces anything. When TV came along, radio didn't go away. This has the potential to unlock local ad dollars, but Amazon doesn't want to take phone calls.
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When you break down the barriers between communications, every IM user is able to send and receive more messages, which means they'll be spending a little more time on their messenger, and get a few more impressions.
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When VCR's reached about 15 percent penetration in the United States, that's when Blockbuster was created. You had this whole new business explode.
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Sports content is a very successful part of the Web, ... and ESPN is right up there.