Comments on: Microsoft’s Zune scam

By: Reader's Write

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By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:45:29 +0000

“That’s why I don’t feel guilty, because they’re set for life, and I am not.”

cause you spend all your time whacking off to animated video game boobs and downloading movies.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:29:37 +0000

Watch that artery on your forehead, it’s going to explode. OK, so brad and agelina aren’t the only ones involved in producing a movie, I’ll be darned, I didn’t know that (sarcasm). Of course they’re not the only ones, but those that are not excessively wealthy already got their dough, and won’t be getting royalties from movie tickets or DVD sales, no matter how much the movie collects. All of the other professionals got paid, either by the hour, or they got a salary. That’s why I don’t feel guilty, because they’re set for life, and I am not.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:39:56 +0000

so yes brad and angelina created.. produced. marketed the movie entirely themselves…. therefore since they dont need money its ok.

what a crock of shit

go back to downloading porn and playing tetris

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:48:33 +0000

Blockbuster! I stopped renting movies, as soon as I figured I could get the same movies for free from my local library, which is just down a couple of blocks from my place, I figure Brad and Angelina are already set for life, so they don’t need my money. NY has a subway, Seattle doesn’t. A car is a must here.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:52:34 +0000

I don’t feel like paying $1 per song for most of music which I may enjoy for awhile then forget about.Renting doesn’t mean you can’t buy what you want. I don’t feel comfortable with P2P anymore except for imesh which is 100% legal and label supported.

why doesn’t apple give full song previews? if i want to buy something i want more than a 30 second clip to make my decision.

i don’t want to buy a whole cd for $15 because i can’t keep up with new releases. I would like to listen a whole CD as a new release but i don’t nessecarily want to spend $100 a month to keep up with and buy all the new music.

the key is options. have both options.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:24:43 +0000

and also. go bitch at blockbuster for stealing all your money because you had to give their movies back.

and if you dont give their RENTED movies back. they charge you because there is clearly a difference in renting in buying.

i dont buy any movies.. unless buying costs the same or less than renting. but i rent tons of movies.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:22:44 +0000

a car isnt a necessity. half the population of NYC doesn’t need a car to get from point A (home) to point B (work).

whether its apples or oranges makes no difference the point is renting works for some and not others.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:05:24 +0000

You’re comparing two different levels of investments, about items that represent different necessities. In big cities, you just can’t live without a car, Seattle is a big city without a fuckin’ Subway, I need a car. I want a digital music player, do I need one, hell no! If my car breaks, will I get a rental to go to work, of course. Would I get fired because I wasn’t listening to my tunes when I arrived to work? Nope! Would I get in trouble if I din’t show up for work? Highly likely.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:02:10 +0000

I mean for $15 a month i can handle “losing” my music if i stop paying.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:01:05 +0000

i see it as paying for access to pretty much all the songs i enjoy on demand. there are few songs i want to own. life is short. i would rathwer have instant access for a low regular fee than buy a few songs and miss out on hearing tons of music i can’t afford to own. i don’t smoke, gamble or do illegal drugs. i don’t by $100 designer jeans. 415 a month disposeable on music i can handle.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:34:56 +0000

rent means IT ISNT YOURS you are just merely paying for the privilege to use it.

if you buy it your not renting. so don’t say “smart people that is” because if i need to rent a car for three days because mines in the shop dont tell me im dumb i should just go out and buy a car and sell it in three days.

yes i agree that renting music isn’t for everyone. but rent what you don’t want to buy and buy what you want to keep.. just hope it isnt DRM infested which will turn out to be renting in the long run anyways.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:32:40 +0000

Apart from the bizarre alternate currency scheme, how is this different from AllOfMp3 or Skype where you buy credit and then use it against product?

Although the product is of course, expensive, low quality, DRM infected rubbish.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:52:40 +0000

There’s nothing with Zune I want. Just like M$’s latest OS, the mp3 player is crammed to the gill with DRM. If you got some that doesn’t have DRM in it, Zune will provide it to you free of charge. Who wants to reload their mp3s every 3 plays? Whatever nut decided to include this as a standard feature, killed any hopes of the wireless taking off. The player is far too limited when viewed with this included as a standard consumer rip-off feature.

Nor will I have anything to do with rental plans. Some of my music goes back to the late 60s and early 70s. I wonder just how much money I would have had to fork out to keep those tunes under a rental plan? Renting music just doesn’t appeal to me, neither does restrictions that say I can not use my purchased items as I see fit within my lifestyle.

The sue’em all and the lack of good music offers prevent my purchase of any music under the present day system. DRM no matter how it is billed is not in the customers interests, it is only in the sellers interests to recreate the need to rebuy what you already own.

Bill and the Boyz missed the boat with the DRM autoinclusion; in the process they made sure I won’t be one of their customers. I much agree with anothers post here about FLOSS making sure you examine what it is you are buying.

I’ll pass forever on this one as it is configured.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:10:46 +0000

I will be getting none, neither an ipod, nor a zune. It’s really amazing how, once you’ve been exposed to the idea of community, working together, such as the one found in OSS, it’s just not possible that you be taken for a ride again. Corporations semi satisfy the need of consumers, yes, we give you this, but with a catch, they give nothing without thinking of their interests first. Well, I’m out. I’m not helping these assholes build their wealth at my expense.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:34:06 +0000

I think the main reason people don’t rent (smart people that is), is because once you stop paying, you lose everything.

Renting music (or anything for that matter) is the worst way to do business from a consumer standpoint because at the end of it all, you have nothing to show for the money you just dumped into Napster, Zune, or whomever.

From a business perspective, renting is a cash cow because it’s guaranteed income on a consistent basis. What company wouldn’t want that?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:16:53 +0000

It seems Microsoft have missed an opportunity to do what even the most die-hard label boss must know in his heart has to be done: reduce prices. They could have set the baseline at $5=400 points as now, but then ramped up the conversion rate so that say $50 would buy you 8000 points – ie your music would cost half as much if you make a big outlay. You buy customer loyalty, you rake in the $, and you find out how much a DRMed WMA file is really worth.

In fact, it’s such a good idea I’m tempted to open a shop myself…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:23:32 +0000

For the most part I will be renting music for my Zune when i get one. Why can’t Apple give the option of renting? Yahoo, Rhaspdy, Napster all give the option of buying or renting. Some want rent, some want buy some want both. I think the more options there are for the consumer the better.

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