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iTunes price hike: What goes up, must come down

iTunes price hike: What goes up, must come downWrong Wrong WrongAs if selling songs at 99 cents (should be 25 cents) was not bad enough.Apple fall flat as a carpet in front of one of the most dangerous criminal organisation in the world today: RIAA.pricing songs based on popularity is...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Pricing, Apple iTunes, pricing strategy, music, MP3, variable pricing, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Could royalty rate hike force Apple to reconsider variable pricing?

Could royalty rate hike force Apple to reconsider variable pricing?I hope Apple stands pat.Apple makes money on the players, not so much the music. The can update the firmware to support Microsoft's or other vendors DRM, if needed, and keep selling them.We can live without iTunes. I use...

Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., variable pricing, pricing strategy

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

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Iomega's NAS: Is the mainstream ready for network storage?

I want one! ntntWow, that is monstrously overpriced...$699? You must be joking.I can get an 8(*t)b ReadyNAS for that, and it's a much better box. This isn't just 'kind of overpriced,' this is, 'wow, did the people buying this buy the first thing they saw?!' overpriced.Pricing from Iomega:CAPACITY CONNECTIVITY ITEM...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Apple Time Capsule, Consumer NAS, Iomega Corp., storage, NAS, tech support, network, network storage

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable?

Gene Munster's living room of the future is centered around a Web-connected, iTunes-powered Apple-branded TV - a 50-inch, high-def, wall-mounted iPhone, if you will. And the stuff you'll watch on this "TV set" won't come in via Comcast or DirecTV. It will all stream in from - or be archived...

Tags: Web, Apple Inc., Apple TV, Apple iTunes, Cable, Munster, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-20

General Electric appliances strive for 'net-zero energy homes'

General Electric has unveiled a research project that intends to help homeowners cut annual energy consumption to zero by 2015. GE plans to "combine on-site power generation through solar panels or wind turbines with energy-efficient appliances and on-site...

Tags: Appliance, General Electric Co., Home Product, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Oracle & Google: Of Goats, Grids and GRI

Interesting developments this week for energy efficiency prospects with both Oracle and Google entering the fray of the green grid business. Oracle now boasts an end to end offering for Utilities so they can optimize resources and better manage sustainability performance. This includes everything from network load analysis to mobile repairs to...

Tags: Sustainability, Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Grid, Utilities, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-05-22

SAP Sapphire: Reading the tea leaves demand, margins and M&A

SAP's Sapphire customer powwow concluded this week and the takeaways appear to focus on what wasn't there: Subscription pricing, a sign of an enduring rebound and confidence that the company can maintain its profit margins.  Among the notable business points Dennis Howlett has the product overview: ...

Tags: M&A, SAP AG, MacMillan, Merger And Acquisition Speculation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pricing, Roi/Tco, Marketing Research, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-15

Murdoch's plan to fix Web news is a good start but it needs aggregators

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has vowed to fix the "malfunctioning" business model for news within a year. His solution: charge for access to the content. Techmeme It seems to work for the Wall Street Journal. I pay for an annual online subscription because I think that...

Tags: Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-07

iTunes price hike: What goes up, must come down

As iTunes prices goes up, songs' chart positions go down. It's no surprise that the songs in the top spots on iTunes took a blow just days after iTunes enforced its variable pricing plan duh. According to Billboard.biz, two days after the prices were raised on...

Tags: Song, Pricing Strategy, Apple iTunes, Pricing, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing Research, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-04-13

News to know: Microsoft; Facebook; Acer; WiFi health scare

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Jury orders Microsoft to pay $388 million over anti-piracy patent Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft delivers SQL Server 2008 SP1 Adrian...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Health Care, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Corp., Acer Inc., TechMeme, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals

Blog posts 2009-04-09

Report: Apple lockdown forced U2 to embrace RIM

Report: Apple lockdown forced U2 to embrace RIMNo problem.Apple will just go with SR-71. It's better anyway.So what?I can't figure out why I should give a damn about this. U2 didn't make me buy an iPod or an iPhone and they sure as hell aren't going to get...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., lockdown

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

iTunes price hike: Really? $1.29?

iTunes price hike: Really? $1.29?Apple fought for 99 cent pricing...Apple fought for 99 cent pricing, but the RIAA said no deal and threatened to pull their libraries from iTunes.Apple had to give in at some point, unfortunately.There plenty of ways around this with an iPod.I have loaded multiple CDs onto...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Marketing research, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., iTunes price, pricing strategy

Discussion threads 2009-03-27

News to know: Windows 7 RC; Cloud wars; Scareware; Facebook WWDC;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: Cloud computing and the return of the platform wars Microsoft fights the 'open' fight amid the clouds. Techmeme Mary Jo...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Sales

Blog posts 2009-03-27

Apple to launch 'variable-pricing' for iTunes

Apple to launch 'variable-pricing' for iTunesThanks for the reminderI am sure a lot of customers forgot Apple announce this in the beginning of January. It was presumably part of the deal for getting the other studios to allow Apple to sell DRM free songs.It is obviouslly the confortable position that...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Sales strategy, Apple Inc., record company, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Apple to launch 'variable-pricing' for iTunes

It appears that Apple has finally caved to the pressures of the recording industry. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, Apple will introduce variable pricing for digital music on the iTunes Music Store starting April 7, raising the price of the hottest and most popular tracks to...

Tags: Recording Industry, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Media, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-26

Former Google CIO Merrill out at EMI

Not quite a year ago, Douglas Merrill left his position as Google's Chief Information Officer and went on to try something crazy challenging - and maybe even just plain crazy. He accepted an executive's position at record label EMI and was handed the task of figuring out this whole digital...

Tags: Google Inc., Lawsuit, EMI Group Plc., Douglas Merrill, Digital Media, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-23

The end of Zune? It's not just the music anymore

Is this the beginning of the end for the Microsoft Zune? In a story about Microsoft's quest to beat Google, the Financial Times writes that Steve Ballmer seems "all but ready to throw in the towel on the Zune," which hasn't come close to being an iPod killer. The piece...

Tags: Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, Music Player, Microsoft Corp., Music, Digital Music, Digital Media, Media Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Apple will finally drop DRM

Apple will finally drop DRMYou are kidding right??You said "Jobs, perhaps weakened from his hormone imbalance, has given up on his longstanding resistance to variable pricing. "You really think his illness had anything to do with Apple's decision?? Business decision pure and simple. Wow.Stupidest blog entry everDRM was...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, digital-rights management, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

Apple will finally drop DRM

Apple trades DRM for variable pricing. by Richard Koman

Tags: Steve Jobs, Digital-rights Management, Apple Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), Pricing, Digital Media, Marketing Research, Security, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Apple's final Macworld: Schiller delivers but announcements disappoint

Apple's final Macworld: Schiller delivers but announcements disappointNot worthy?"DRM-free tracks ... will expand to include all 10 million songs in the catalog" and you have to question if this is "worthy of a "One last thing…" announcement"???This is GREAT news, and it alone would have made my day! But...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Notebooks, Desktops, DRM-free music, Apple Inc., Macworld

Discussion threads 2009-01-06