arstechnica.com — Showing us that it's not all about Hulu, NBC inks a download deal with Amazon just days after the public spat between Apple and NBC. What's Unbox got that Apple doesn't? Flexible pricing and less "flexible" DRM.
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mikmSep 5, 2007
Wow, I'm surprised that nobody at NBC thought of that. You are a genius.
Closed AccountSep 5, 2007
I just wrote NBC an email telling them that they just lost my ~$200 per season because they made this boneheaded mistake; I of course suggest you do the same!
68024Sep 5, 2007
They already are...
rude0197Sep 5, 2007
Unbox can be used for movies as well. That's why. You could always download previous episodes as well. Its ease of use, for a dumbed down consumer.
bdamonSep 6, 2007
I like Unbox. With Amazon coming out with a DRM-free music store soon I think they are looking to expand thier market in different ways. I use both iTunes and Unbox and like each for different things. The best thing about Unbox is that it stores all my media for me. I don't have to carry it with me. I can just access it on any computer I want. That's a HUGE advantage. Unbox also has a much bigger selection of movies and you can rent them cheap. And it works great with my TiVo.Overall I like the iTunes store better. More selection for shows and music, great access to podcasts, and better intgegration with the iPod. But Unbox has some features that would make iTunes much better if they would adopt them.
jdavidSep 13, 2007
Screw it all to hell, we need a new money system for content, that gets around all of these bonehead execs.1st I would like to be able to order shows months in advance, and if i pay for it in advance i should get a discount, because I AM FUNDING THE SHOWS PRODUCTION.2nd, if I am willing to microfund a show before its green lighted, I should be considered an investor, i suspect this would be like the open source hardware model. in the beginning your funds are there to guarantee production, and later on they are an investment once the project has enough to be executed, extra dollars for show content should provide a return on a first in first profit out scenario.3rd It must be in HIGH DEF - I did not buy all of this stuff years ago for studios to wine and cry their way to the bank while they shoot it in HD but publish it on the Internet in less than SD quality.
nkthenFeb 27, 2008
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