Comments on: Universal Music says ‘no thanks’ to long-term iTunes deal http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/ Where TV Finds the Future Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:53:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: News Consumer http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-396094 News Consumer Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:43:38 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-396094 A Rueters report states that Universal, "produces one in three albums sold in the United States" while recent headlines report that Apple surpassed Amazon to snag 10% of overall retail music sales. Who's the bully/monopolist here? A Rueters report states that Universal, “produces one in three albums sold in the United States” while recent headlines report that Apple surpassed Amazon to snag 10% of overall retail music sales.

Who’s the bully/monopolist here?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-395698 Anonymous Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:02:24 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-395698 hey, don't discriminate... give the 'old guys' grief too. hey, don’t discriminate… give the ‘old guys’ grief too.

]]> By: Joel Price http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-395687 Joel Price Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:53:15 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-395687 Just giving the new guys grief. Just giving the new guys grief.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-395465 Anonymous Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:28:06 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-395465 hey, he gave a tip to 'anonymous' just the other day. that was good enough for me! thanks hey, he gave a tip to ‘anonymous’ just the other day.

that was good enough for me!

thanks

]]> By: Michael Gay http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-395451 Michael Gay Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:07:52 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-395451 I actually learned this one on Drudge Report, but it\'s also in the NY Times. I do enjoy reading PaidContent though. They do an excellent job as well. I\'m sure they would be happy to know you read both of our blogs. I actually learned this one on Drudge Report, but it\’s also in the NY Times. I do enjoy reading PaidContent though. They do an excellent job as well. I\’m sure they would be happy to know you read both of our blogs.

]]> By: Joel Price http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-395043 Joel Price Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:01:55 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-395043 Should you be giving credit or a hat tip to paidcontent.org? I'm starting to notice many post follow their blog with the new bloggers. Should you be giving credit or a hat tip to paidcontent.org? I’m starting to notice many post follow their blog with the new bloggers.

]]> By: Dan http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-394984 Dan Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:34:30 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/01/universal-music-says-no-thanks-to-long-term-itunes-deal/#comment-394984 Strangle hold.... how? Because Apple did it? Because no one else did it? Because people like the way it all works well? This is a strangle hold? Universal can sell music to anyone they want to. iTunes has no exclusive deal to the songs. The large market share Apple has is because people like the service and it all works easily. By not selling to iTunes Universal is preventing their own artists from revenue, and promoting piracy. The vary reason people downloaded song illegally in the first place was because there was no place to legally down them. And this is far from the first crack in the unraveling of the large recording companies. They continue down a long road to destruction. The world has changed but they don't seem to understand what's going on and how to profit from it. Dan Strangle hold…. how?
Because Apple did it?
Because no one else did it?
Because people like the way it all works well?
This is a strangle hold?

Universal can sell music to anyone they want to.
iTunes has no exclusive deal to the songs.
The large market share Apple has is because
people like the service and it all works easily.

By not selling to iTunes Universal is preventing their own artists from revenue, and promoting piracy.
The vary reason people downloaded song illegally
in the first place was because there was no place
to legally down them.

And this is far from the first crack in the unraveling
of the large recording companies. They continue
down a long road to destruction.
The world has changed but they don’t seem to
understand what’s going on and how to profit from it.

Dan

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