Comments on: Apple Agrees to Raise iTunes Movie Pricing http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html Serving up fresh, crispy news & views for creators and consumers of digital video Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:08:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Thomas http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-25097 Thomas Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:18:33 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-25097 I would never pay for an online movie. It is too easy to rip from a DVD. I love how corporations think they can sway people's habits. I can see those greedy bastards just sitting in their board room thinking, "Boy we are going to get rich now!" Studios, heed this warning. MP3 were still being traded heavily even after the lawsuits started raining down. It was only when iTunes opened up did you see a curve in the activity. Why did that work? Because a dollar a song wasn't too much. So many DVD's can be found on sale for $5.00 or less. Why would people pay only for a degraded version that has so many limits placed on it. This kind of stupidity forces the hand of stealing. I would never pay for an online movie. It is too easy to rip from a DVD. I love how corporations think they can sway people’s habits. I can see those greedy bastards just sitting in their board room thinking, “Boy we are going to get rich now!” Studios, heed this warning. MP3 were still being traded heavily even after the lawsuits started raining down. It was only when iTunes opened up did you see a curve in the activity. Why did that work? Because a dollar a song wasn’t too much. So many DVD’s can be found on sale for $5.00 or less. Why would people pay only for a degraded version that has so many limits placed on it. This kind of stupidity forces the hand of stealing.

]]> By: kristaps http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-24978 kristaps Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:13:01 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-24978 maybe because Dollar is so cheap now, and to compensate, they have to raise the price? maybe because Dollar is so cheap now, and to compensate, they have to raise the price?

]]> By: Kenn http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-24924 Kenn Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:30:59 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-24924 Maybe if Apple comes up with a way to have a few commentary tracks on one Quicktime Movie and you can pick which one to play. That's one thing I've missed on iTunes Movie's. Though I might be the only person! Maybe if Apple comes up with a way to have a few commentary tracks on one Quicktime Movie and you can pick which one to play. That’s one thing I’ve missed on iTunes Movie’s. Though I might be the only person!

]]> By: Graeme Nattress http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-24918 Graeme Nattress Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:34:28 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-24918 Utter madness! Why would people pay more for an inferior product? We all know download is the future, and download is much cheaper to deliver to people's homes than bricks'n'mortar stores - so why does it cost so much? Business: 1) sell a product people want (high quality movie, HD, great image and sound quality, multichannel) 2) at a price they can afford (which is less than they're paying now) 3) and make your customer happy (extras) Graeme Utter madness! Why would people pay more for an inferior product? We all know download is the future, and download is much cheaper to deliver to people’s homes than bricks’n'mortar stores - so why does it cost so much?

Business:

1) sell a product people want (high quality movie, HD, great image and sound quality, multichannel)
2) at a price they can afford (which is less than they’re paying now)
3) and make your customer happy (extras)

Graeme

]]> By: John Kary http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-24891 John Kary Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:02:01 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-24891 I couldn't agree more with Kenn. My limit for a CD or DVD is $10, unless it is a special edition or a product I really want. While I don't know the true added cost of the packaging/shipping overhead, then brick & mortar mark-up, I do know that digital distribution has got to be a lot cheaper. Bandwidth is only getting cheaper... Paying $15 for a lower resolution video and stereo audio mix for an iPod just doesn't make sense. I couldn’t agree more with Kenn. My limit for a CD or DVD is $10, unless it is a special edition or a product I really want. While I don’t know the true added cost of the packaging/shipping overhead, then brick & mortar mark-up, I do know that digital distribution has got to be a lot cheaper. Bandwidth is only getting cheaper… Paying $15 for a lower resolution video and stereo audio mix for an iPod just doesn’t make sense.

]]> By: Kenn http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-24870 Kenn Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:54:34 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/12/apple-agrees-to-raise-itunes-movie-pricing.html#comment-24870 I thought $12.99 was too much. I'll never buy a downloadable movie for 15. The right price is $7.99 to $9.99. Then it would take off. I thought $12.99 was too much. I’ll never buy a downloadable movie for 15. The right price is $7.99 to $9.99. Then it would take off.

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