Phil Leigh
Phil Leigh
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Contested patent outcomes are notoriously difficult to predict. The fact that a patent is initially awarded to one party does not mean that the award cannot be contested.
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It's getting more competitive. They've entered the stage where incremental market share is going to be harder to get and they're going to just have to focus on running the best business they can.
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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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It's just going to take some time. The BMW is not a mainstream car. But once we all have these new radios, we're all going to wonder why we didn't do this before.
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This is an echo of what we've seen before. It is a classic case of Microsoft working to establish itself as a de facto standard, now in digital media.
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This is an incremental step, because they are limiting it to short form videos and trivia -- stuff that fits with the short attention span mobile customers might have, particularly a youthful subscriber.
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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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All the prices do seem to move in lock step. There has been talk of raising prices for several months. I'm surprised (music companies) raised the issue. It's clear the industry convention is 99 cents.
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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.