Why Do Internet People Think Content People Are Stupid ? - updated « blog maverick.
I only go to maybe 10 sites regularly. I get RSS feeds for another 50. Why should I have to pay for the resources required to provide access to the other 10zillion sites that consume resources ? Why shouldn’t I only pay for the 10 I go to ? I never go to sites like Revision 3, why should I contribute to the infrastructure required to support it. If they want to reach me, let them spend some marketing money and convince me to pay for their content.
This post on Marc Cubans blog is an example of how the old guard of content providers will inevitably shoot themselves in the foot. Many people (myself included) are shutting off their cable subscriptions. And people like Marc only think in big buisness models and subscription services, etc. These ‘models’ only do one thing- Raise prices for things most people don’t need or want allowing them (the content providers) to make more $$. I have another plan.
Take for example my current favorite tv show, LOST. I can now watch it on tv or the internet. On cable tv I will be paying over $50 a month over the 4 months a new season runs. On the internet I can watch for free on abc.com with a couple comercials in it. Or I can subscribe to it on iTUNES and get a full HD quality file when a new episode is released for less than the price of a month of cable. Of course, it could also be downloaded via torrent free.
I subscribe on iTUNES. Why?
1. No Commercials, On cable I was essentially paying money to be advertised to. And abc.com still has too many comercials for my taste.
2. I want my purchase to go directly to the people who make the show. Time Warner, Cox, or any of the other cable providers don’t do anything to be sure that show is funded, in fact, in many occasions they push good shows off the air.
3.It’s the future, stupid.
Sorry Marc Cuban.You’re an impressive entreprenuer but I’m afraid you lost touch with the undercurrent of whats happening. Cable video packages are dead, and I for one will not be ever paying for one again.
