I was talking to an executive at a major label the other day. We were talking about startups and he noted that they either sue these companies out of business or legitimize them out of business. That is not far from the truth. How many legitimate, standalone digital businesses can you name that rely on licenses from the labels for their primary business and are profitable? Let’s categorize by business model:
E-Commerce/Transaction-based : iTunes immediately comes to mind. It may be profitable on its own, but we all know that Apple’s main business is to sell iPods and now iPhones. eMusic is the other one, and I think it has a real business on its hands — of course the vast majority of its repertoire is non-major label.
Music Subscriptions : This segment is dominated by Rhapsody and Napster. Neither is solely a music subscription service, but that’s what both are best known for. At any rate, neither is profitable. RealNetworks’ music busi...
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Sony officially quits rear-projection TV productionFrom: buzzya.com
Post Date: 2007-12-27 00:07:00
Filed under: HDTV
Remember how we told you that Sony, like so many others, is quitting the rear-projection TV business ? Well, they finally decided to officially announce as much today, stating that come February its three RPTV plants would quit production of the sets and the company would focus its energy henceforth on LCD and OLED (huge surprise there). Don’t let the door-of-obsolecense hit your ass on the way out, RPTV. Read | Permalink | Email this | Commen...
more Japan’s AMEDIA shows off 18 new devices for the visually impairedFrom: buzzya.com
Post Date: 2007-12-26 23:43:00
A trade show held in Japan recently called AMEDIA showed off 18 new products aimed at helping the visually impaired better utilize technology. Among the devices on offer were an adaptive Braille display, which can convert text from a PC screen into the hand-read alphabet in real time, the REHA Vision "Color Talk," a handheld scanner which can recognize 220 colors and speak them to the user, and what appears to be GW Micro’s VoiceSense PDA (here being employed to help those wit...
more GPhone To Debut In February?From: buzzya.com
Post Date: 2007-12-26 23:26:02
Google powered phones could be debuted as soon as February, according to speculation by APC .
It’s an interesting exercise in drawing the dots together to get to a completely unsupported conclusion, but there are some interesting facts APC has reported that are worth taking a look at:
You can bet that if Google’s handset partners lift the covers on their Android phones during the Mobile World Congress expo, which kicks off on February 11th in Barcelona - or if Google itself t...
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