Comments on: CBS quietly dumps Google’s video service http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/02/03/cbs-dumps-googles-video-service/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Voice http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/02/03/cbs-dumps-googles-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-91331 Mike Voice Sat, 04 Feb 2006 19:40:17 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4107#comment-91331 <i>Update: According to Market Watch, CBS is in talks with Apple to distribute its shows on iTunes.</i> I was wondering why CBS would be wanting to invest in all the infrastructure needed to sell downloadable videos. Like 'em or not, Apple has been beta-testing this concept for <i>years</i> via their Quicktime movie trailer site, followed by the [use ta bee] free music videos on iTunes. Now they are selling music videos and TV shows on the iTMS. Why try and duplicate that effort/investment for an individual networks shows, when it is probably only profitable when a broader range of programing is offered on a given site? Update: According to Market Watch, CBS is in talks with Apple to distribute its shows on iTunes.

I was wondering why CBS would be wanting to invest in all the infrastructure needed to sell downloadable videos.

Like ‘em or not, Apple has been beta-testing this concept for years via their Quicktime movie trailer site, followed by the [use ta bee] free music videos on iTunes.

Now they are selling music videos and TV shows on the iTMS.

Why try and duplicate that effort/investment for an individual networks shows, when it is probably only profitable when a broader range of programing is offered on a given site?

]]> By: Pat http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/02/03/cbs-dumps-googles-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-91212 Pat Fri, 03 Feb 2006 23:01:42 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4107#comment-91212 Any recording exec can tell you that not every record will be a hit. Any auto maker can tell you that not every car is a hit. Any software company can tell you that not all software is a hit. Maybe Google needs some fine tuning to make a market. Maybe people just aren't all that interested in buying last year's Survivor Guatemala. Any recording exec can tell you that not every record will be a hit. Any auto maker can tell you that not every car is a hit. Any software company can tell you that not all software is a hit. Maybe Google needs some fine tuning to make a market. Maybe people just aren’t all that interested in buying last year’s Survivor Guatemala.

]]> By: raindog http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/02/03/cbs-dumps-googles-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-91158 raindog Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:48:16 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4107#comment-91158 My partner and I used Froogle extensively to do our xmas shopping this year. I find it invaluable now that Pricewatch has become a largely useless advertisement for no-name non-English-speaking fly-by-night outfits who've learned to spam Pricewatch's search. Not only that, but Froogle covers non-tech products from non-tech vendors, and its price parsing is right on about 95% of the time now. Anyway, it wouldn't be Web 2.0 if it didn't say "Beta" on it... My partner and I used Froogle extensively to do our xmas shopping this year. I find it invaluable now that Pricewatch has become a largely useless advertisement for no-name non-English-speaking fly-by-night outfits who’ve learned to spam Pricewatch’s search.

Not only that, but Froogle covers non-tech products from non-tech vendors, and its price parsing is right on about 95% of the time now.

Anyway, it wouldn’t be Web 2.0 if it didn’t say “Beta” on it…

]]> By: Incognito http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/02/03/cbs-dumps-googles-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-91154 Incognito Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:40:57 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4107#comment-91154 People always crack me up talking about google is going to make a UI. As if anything they've designed that actually takes effort looked beautiful and was that complicated. Google entered the world of business talking lots of smack about being the common man's business and had their lax rules. They got their ass kicked two days back on earnings and lost a lot of money on their stock. Going from 430 to 380 once the news hit. Seems they have some measuring up to do. People always crack me up talking about google is going to make a UI. As if anything they’ve designed that actually takes effort looked beautiful and was that complicated.

Google entered the world of business talking lots of smack about being the common man’s business and had their lax rules.

They got their ass kicked two days back on earnings and lost a lot of money on their stock. Going from 430 to 380 once the news hit.

Seems they have some measuring up to do.

]]> By: Gregory http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/02/03/cbs-dumps-googles-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-91133 Gregory Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:34:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4107#comment-91133 I use Froogle to check out prices quite a lot actually. It's very useful. Lost of people I know do as well. It's perfect for "shopping around" online. Google Video will have it's day, it's just not today. They need a good UI designer working on it. Atm it's like a programmers fun project. I use Froogle to check out prices quite a lot actually. It’s very useful.

Lost of people I know do as well. It’s perfect for “shopping around” online.

Google Video will have it’s day, it’s just not today. They need a good UI designer working on it. Atm it’s like a programmers fun project.

]]> By: david http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/02/03/cbs-dumps-googles-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-91116 david Fri, 03 Feb 2006 17:35:36 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4107#comment-91116 Remember: the most successful are the ones that have failed the most. Babe Ruth was the homerun king, but he was also the strikeout queen. Remember: the most successful are the ones that have failed the most. Babe Ruth was the homerun king, but he was also the strikeout queen.

]]> By: Scott http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/02/03/cbs-dumps-googles-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-91108 Scott Fri, 03 Feb 2006 17:13:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4107#comment-91108 let's not forget google pack! let’s not forget google pack!

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