Comments on: Jeff Zucker: Please STFU http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/10/29/jeff-zucker-please-stfu/1511/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:33:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/10/29/jeff-zucker-please-stfu/1511/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Robert Seidman Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:17:38 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/29/jeff-zucker-please-stfu/#comment-675 <i>"Show me the way to go home..."</i> Wren, we completely agree on the outcome (bigger boat), but little else. By the time I bought the 1st generation iPod, it was my 6th or 7th MP3 player. Apple showed up late for that dance, and they were not the first at the $.99/song party either. <b>Technology</b> and proliferation of inexpensive computers (never Apple's strong suit) changed the landscape. Apple just made the most out of the opportunity. I know it's bad for big record label execs who were being paid millions for doing nothing. I'm not sure it's bad for consumers or even the artists -- but that's a discussion for another web site :D “Show me the way to go home…”

Wren, we completely agree on the outcome (bigger boat), but little else. By the time I bought the 1st generation iPod, it was my 6th or 7th MP3 player. Apple showed up late for that dance, and they were not the first at the $.99/song party either. Technology and proliferation of inexpensive computers (never Apple’s strong suit) changed the landscape. Apple just made the most out of the opportunity.

I know it’s bad for big record label execs who were being paid millions for doing nothing. I’m not sure it’s bad for consumers or even the artists — but that’s a discussion for another web site :D

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/10/29/jeff-zucker-please-stfu/1511/comment-page-1/#comment-17463 Robert Seidman Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:17:38 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/29/jeff-zucker-please-stfu/#comment-17463 <i>"Show me the way to go home..."</i><br><br>Wren, we completely agree on the outcome (bigger boat), but little else. By the time I bought the 1st generation iPod, it was my 6th or 7th MP3 player. Apple showed up late for that dance, and they were not the first at the $.99/song party either. <b>Technology</b> and proliferation of inexpensive computers (never Apple's strong suit) changed the landscape. Apple just made the most out of the opportunity. <br><br>I know it's bad for big record label execs who were being paid millions for doing nothing. I'm not sure it's bad for consumers or even the artists -- but that's a discussion for another web site :D “Show me the way to go home…”

Wren, we completely agree on the outcome (bigger boat), but little else. By the time I bought the 1st generation iPod, it was my 6th or 7th MP3 player. Apple showed up late for that dance, and they were not the first at the $.99/song party either. Technology and proliferation of inexpensive computers (never Apple's strong suit) changed the landscape. Apple just made the most out of the opportunity.

I know it's bad for big record label execs who were being paid millions for doing nothing. I'm not sure it's bad for consumers or even the artists — but that's a discussion for another web site :D

]]> By: wren again http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/10/29/jeff-zucker-please-stfu/1511/comment-page-1/#comment-663 wren again Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:25:54 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/29/jeff-zucker-please-stfu/#comment-663 Apple DID kill the music business. It wasn't premeditated murder...more like vehicular homicide. The big labels had moved to a hit-centric product that was very very easy to cherry-pick, file share and iTune. Who needs albums? The record industry got hit by the Apple at the intersection of Digital Highway and CD Avenue. Fortunately for Apple there was nothing illegal about what they did. Likewise the big networks are pushing their shows (like Heroes) as stand-alone brands. How many viewers care about NBC vs FOX vs HULU? Or networks vs affiliates? TV content can now be cherrypicked by file sharers for free or Apple for $1.99. No matter. The $70B advertising model that keeps affiliates, syndicators and networks afloat is sinking....almost as fast as the music business sank last year. I'd recommend that Jeff build a bigger boat. Apple DID kill the music business. It wasn’t premeditated murder…more like vehicular homicide. The big labels had moved to a hit-centric product that was very very easy to cherry-pick, file share and iTune. Who needs albums? The record industry got hit by the Apple at the intersection of Digital Highway and CD Avenue. Fortunately for Apple there was nothing illegal about what they did.

Likewise the big networks are pushing their shows (like Heroes) as stand-alone brands. How many viewers care about NBC vs FOX vs HULU? Or networks vs affiliates? TV content can now be cherrypicked by file sharers for free or Apple for $1.99. No matter. The $70B advertising model that keeps affiliates, syndicators and networks afloat is sinking….almost as fast as the music business sank last year.

I’d recommend that Jeff build a bigger boat.

]]> By: wren again http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/10/29/jeff-zucker-please-stfu/1511/comment-page-1/#comment-17462 wren again Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:25:54 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/29/jeff-zucker-please-stfu/#comment-17462 Apple DID kill the music business. It wasn't premeditated murder...more like vehicular homicide. The big labels had moved to a hit-centric product that was very very easy to cherry-pick, file share and iTune. Who needs albums? The record industry got hit by the Apple at the intersection of Digital Highway and CD Avenue. Fortunately for Apple there was nothing illegal about what they did.<br><br>Likewise the big networks are pushing their shows (like Heroes) as stand-alone brands. How many viewers care about NBC vs FOX vs HULU? Or networks vs affiliates? TV content can now be cherrypicked by file sharers for free or Apple for $1.99. No matter. The $70B advertising model that keeps affiliates, syndicators and networks afloat is sinking....almost as fast as the music business sank last year.<br><br>I'd recommend that Jeff build a bigger boat. Apple DID kill the music business. It wasn't premeditated murder…more like vehicular homicide. The big labels had moved to a hit-centric product that was very very easy to cherry-pick, file share and iTune. Who needs albums? The record industry got hit by the Apple at the intersection of Digital Highway and CD Avenue. Fortunately for Apple there was nothing illegal about what they did.

Likewise the big networks are pushing their shows (like Heroes) as stand-alone brands. How many viewers care about NBC vs FOX vs HULU? Or networks vs affiliates? TV content can now be cherrypicked by file sharers for free or Apple for $1.99. No matter. The $70B advertising model that keeps affiliates, syndicators and networks afloat is sinking….almost as fast as the music business sank last year.

I'd recommend that Jeff build a bigger boat.

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