 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | One Failure Doesn't Condemn A Technology Just because Cohen's store didn't work out doesn't mean that other companies cannot use the process to save on their own costs.
I don't have specific examples, but I do know that Bit Torrent has made it much easier for me to download Linux distros and other free software. It probably saves those companies money on bandwidth.
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
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1 edit | said by pnh102:It probably saves those companies money on bandwidth. Why should I be interested in saving a company money and manufacturing costs if they continue to charge full price for the movie? Their costs are of no direct concern to me. If they are going to charge me less because I'm not getting a physical product or in exchange for me using some of MY bandwidth, then we might have a winner.
For instance, from the official Bittorrent store you can download the movie Shooter for 14.99. You can get the same movie from Amazon for 9.99 and it's a physical product that has actual manufacturing costs. Even if you have the "Gotta have it now" feeling, you can get it at your local Best Buy for the same price. |
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | said by cdru:Why should I be interested in saving a company money and manufacturing costs if they continue to charge full price for the movie? Their costs are of no direct concern to me. If they are going to charge me less because I'm not getting a physical product or in exchange for me using some of MY bandwidth, then we might have a winner. And here, you perfectly illustrate the problem with Mr. Cohen's business model.
All I am saying is that for other legitimate applications, Bit Torrent as a technology can help, not hurt, the bottom line.
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