4 comments

• 

  tigerlil

  1 year ago

  I like the Radiohead model better than the ITunes model. I don't yet understand how much artists get back from Itunes (if it's enough well then ok)...but Radiohead did pretty damn well selling their album at customer's own choice of prices. I know they're radiohead, but people are pretty loyal to their musicians when given the chance.
  
  i like what you wrote. It's like shopping locally instead of going to Costco.
  
  Itunes has definitely benefited from the recent shutdown of P2P movie streaming/download sites--it was getting so horrible trying to watch a film (in six parts) that I finally just paid for the overnight rental from ITunes.
  reply
• 

  webomatica

  1 year ago

  Yeah I think looking at what the more forward-looking musicians have done can give some monetization ideas for other content creators.
  
  And shopping locally - I partly feel shopping through iTunes sends the message to the content rights holders that downloads can be a viable form of distribution.
  reply
• 

  Mark Evans

  1 year ago

  You make some excellent points. I'm feeling the same way, although we're clearly still in the minority. I am wiling to pay for the convenience of buying a CD online as long as it's high-quality and fairly priced. Even more so for movies, which can be so challenging to get via P2P that paying for them is a great "investment".
  
  Mark
  reply
• 

  webomatica

  1 year ago

  Thanks Mark (nice post on your end, too). I know it may be naive that people "unlearn" the free for all that was Napster, but iTunes (and the Amazon music store) give me hope that a viable medium can be found.
  reply