Posted by Invid Fan on 03/18/06 03:44

In article <p_KdnSMCq9NL8IbZnZ2dnUVZ_vqdnZ2d@comcast.com>, Derek
Janssen <ejanss@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:

> Invid Fan wrote:
>

> >>(and, scratch another studio pipe dream down the tubes)
> >
> > Unless it sells. They'll never know till they try, and
>
> --well,.....they tried.
>
Have started trying. Takes more then a week to judge these things, and
Apple will want to take the long view in this.

> > They're buying the soundtrack on
> > iTunes, so offering the movies makes sense. It's just a long music
> > video :)
>
> Yeah, but--if it were possible to use yellow highlighter on Usenet
> posts--one might need to underline the bits about customers saying "Why
> SHOULD we download something in crappy bit-form when it's on DVD for the
> same price?" and "Geez, what a ripoff!"
>
Those aren't the ones the download was aimed at, unless many of those
posters were teen girls :)

> ...Which will no doubt be something of an obstacle to any future movie
> that *ISN'T* a teen musical with a hit soundtrack.
>
Oh, I know the market is probably small. $10 is too high, but studios
may not want to come down in price. At $2 for an hour tv episode, $5
for a tv movie might work. This has already aired on tv, thus should be
treated differently then theatrical films.

--
Chris Mack "Refugee, total shit. That's how I've always seen us.
'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us."
-'Deal/No Deal', CHESS

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