Comments on: Nokia's Warning Sounds Bad for the Music Business http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081114/nokias-warning-sounds-bad-for-the-music-business/ by Peter Kafka Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:15:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sam Harrison http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081114/nokias-warning-sounds-bad-for-the-music-business/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Sam Harrison Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:19:37 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=1094#comment-418 nokia's phones are generic garbage, this is not an industry moment nokia’s phones are generic garbage, this is not an industry moment

]]> By: Glenn Peoples http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081114/nokias-warning-sounds-bad-for-the-music-business/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Glenn Peoples Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:37:46 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=1094#comment-407 This isn't as big a deal as you think, Peter. 2009 wasn't going to be a big revenue year for Comes With Music. 2010 maybe. It's an experiment at this point. A slowdown may reduce subscription purchases in the near term but it doesn't stop the experiment. Vivendi's CFO downplayed expectations during the recent earnings call because it isn't expecting much revenue next year from CWM. It's still a few years away from amounting to much. It is likely that CWM will be ready for widespread adoption when the economy takes a turn for the better. This isn’t as big a deal as you think, Peter. 2009 wasn’t going to be a big revenue year for Comes With Music. 2010 maybe. It’s an experiment at this point. A slowdown may reduce subscription purchases in the near term but it doesn’t stop the experiment. Vivendi’s CFO downplayed expectations during the recent earnings call because it isn’t expecting much revenue next year from CWM. It’s still a few years away from amounting to much. It is likely that CWM will be ready for widespread adoption when the economy takes a turn for the better.

]]> By: Scott Burkett http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081114/nokias-warning-sounds-bad-for-the-music-business/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Scott Burkett Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:06:16 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=1094#comment-401 Someday, the music industry may learn (if it exists that long), if it ain't iTunes, it don't pay ... or play!!! Nokia is just receiving its deserved karma for being so cocky. Maybe it should try producing a first-rate piece of hardware for a change, and then couple it with some real software, for a change, and less fear would be had regarding 2009. Someday, the music industry may learn (if it exists that long), if it ain’t iTunes, it don’t pay … or play!!!
Nokia is just receiving its deserved karma for being so cocky. Maybe it should try producing a first-rate piece of hardware for a change, and then couple it with some real software, for a change, and less fear would be had regarding 2009.

]]> By: David H Deans http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081114/nokias-warning-sounds-bad-for-the-music-business/comment-page-1/#comment-397 David H Deans Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:53:52 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=1094#comment-397 Peter, the Nokia offer is not attractive to the addressable market for this device unless it includes music from Indie labels. The days when signing a deal with the majors meant that you've met the needs of music consumers has come and gone. Apparently no executive on the Nokia team asked their teenage children if this was really an attractive offer. Peter, the Nokia offer is not attractive to the addressable market for this device unless it includes music from Indie labels.

The days when signing a deal with the majors meant that you’ve met the needs of music consumers has come and gone.

Apparently no executive on the Nokia team asked their teenage children if this was really an attractive offer.

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