Comments on: Four Pillars all-at-once: The iPod/iTunes business model: a minority report http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/07/four-pillars-all-at-once-the-ipoditunes-business-model-a-minority-report/ a blog about information Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sudeep Gupta http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/07/four-pillars-all-at-once-the-ipoditunes-business-model-a-minority-report/comment-page-1/#comment-591324 Sudeep Gupta Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:39:26 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/07/four-pillars-all-at-once-the-ipoditunes-business-model-a-minority-report/#comment-591324 Apple have used the opportunities presented to them post Napster to present the customers an option to purchase which aids to Apple's hardware sale. Most sensible thing for any hardware vendor to do. Years back I bought a assembled PC and the vendor offered me a maintenance contract, it was an addon income for him. As I have pointed in this article http://salesatpar.readin.net/apples-dance-on-itunes it is really fascinating to know how did they executed it all. Apple have used the opportunities presented to them post Napster to present the customers an option to purchase which aids to Apple’s hardware sale. Most sensible thing for any hardware vendor to do. Years back I bought a assembled PC and the vendor offered me a maintenance contract, it was an addon income for him.

As I have pointed in this article http://salesatpar.readin.net/apples-dance-on-itunes it is really fascinating to know how did they executed it all.

]]> By: Andrew Yeomans http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/07/four-pillars-all-at-once-the-ipoditunes-business-model-a-minority-report/comment-page-1/#comment-2634 Andrew Yeomans Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:53:04 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/07/four-pillars-all-at-once-the-ipoditunes-business-model-a-minority-report/#comment-2634 The Microsoft Office argument is rather more complex, since it's ignoring Microsoft's actions. What will appeal to the addicted Office user when MS changes the file formats, user interface, and hardware and software cost? There's a good chance that the OpenOffice points of almost identical features, user interface, file formats coupled with an unbeatable price might win the battle with Office 2007, even without innovative features. Nicholas Petreley's article isn't as strong as it could be. He's taken one item that means a lot to him (live links) and generalised it. Now live links doesn't bother *me* much. I have my own set of killer advantages of OpenOffice.org - namely multi-OS support, probable long life of data files, ability to give legal copies to friends, and PDF creation. And it meets the minimum set of functions so that I don't need a second office product for the more complex requirements (whether Microsoft Office or something else) - some of the other office suites have been too basic to be worth migrating to. Yes, it would be nice if OO.o had some extra incontrovertably better features than other office suites, if only to be able to provide most anyone with their own personal killer features. But I think OO.o can be successful without them, given that Microsoft is changing the product again. The Microsoft Office argument is rather more complex, since it’s ignoring Microsoft’s actions. What will appeal to the addicted Office user when MS changes the file formats, user interface, and hardware and software cost?

There’s a good chance that the OpenOffice points of almost identical features, user interface, file formats coupled with an unbeatable price might win the battle with Office 2007, even without innovative features.

Nicholas Petreley’s article isn’t as strong as it could be. He’s taken one item that means a lot to him (live links) and generalised it. Now live links doesn’t bother *me* much. I have my own set of killer advantages of OpenOffice.org – namely multi-OS support, probable long life of data files, ability to give legal copies to friends, and PDF creation. And it meets the minimum set of functions so that I don’t need a second office product for the more complex requirements (whether Microsoft Office or something else) – some of the other office suites have been too basic to be worth migrating to.

Yes, it would be nice if OO.o had some extra incontrovertably better features than other office suites, if only to be able to provide most anyone with their own personal killer features. But I think OO.o can be successful without them, given that Microsoft is changing the product again.

]]> By: Jeremy Ruston http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/07/four-pillars-all-at-once-the-ipoditunes-business-model-a-minority-report/comment-page-1/#comment-2348 Jeremy Ruston Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:37:02 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/07/four-pillars-all-at-once-the-ipoditunes-business-model-a-minority-report/#comment-2348 I like the point about open source challengers to Microsoft Office - Neilsen says something similar that I've commented on here: http://www.osmosoft.com/#%5B%5B7%20April%202006%5D%5D TiddlyWiki is a great example of a tool that hits some people right between the eyes as a kind of anti-Office - see what people have said in the 'Raves' section here: http://www.tiddlywiki.com/ I like the point about open source challengers to Microsoft Office – Neilsen says something similar that I’ve commented on here:

http://www.osmosoft.com/#%5B%5B7%20April%202006%5D%5D

TiddlyWiki is a great example of a tool that hits some people right between the eyes as a kind of anti-Office – see what people have said in the ‘Raves’ section here:

http://www.tiddlywiki.com/

]]> By: Pete Shaw http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/07/four-pillars-all-at-once-the-ipoditunes-business-model-a-minority-report/comment-page-1/#comment-2338 Pete Shaw Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:46:03 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/07/four-pillars-all-at-once-the-ipoditunes-business-model-a-minority-report/#comment-2338 On the related front thought you might like : <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115214899486099107-vuoIhGUthiYcFwsQK0DjegSRPwQ_20070706.html?mod=blogs" rel="nofollow">this</a> article from the WSJ today - Free, Legal and Ignored - Colleges Offer Music Downloads, But Their Students Just Say No; Too Many Strings Attached. Just going to show how hard it is too compete with the iTunes-iPod combination. (Not sure how long this link will be around (as they disappear into subscription land after a few days )) On the related front thought you might like : this article from the WSJ today – Free, Legal and Ignored – Colleges Offer Music Downloads,
But Their Students Just Say No; Too Many Strings Attached. Just going to show how hard it is too compete with the iTunes-iPod combination.

(Not sure how long this link will be around (as they disappear into subscription land after a few days ))

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