MacCentral is commenting on an article "Apple's Music Lessons" written by David Zeiler (full rticle ://www.sunspot.net/technology).
The gist of the article is that Apple is diversifying via digital media, no new news there. Let me offer what I think should happen next.
If Apple wants to drive more consumers to it's hardware. It should provide audible and video media. The first step would be to buy Audible.com. I know they have a business relation that allows audible.com downloads to iPods but I think there's room for more. Such a move would be the stepping off point to more grander schemes.
In my quest for the digitial hub of nervanna, I'd love to be able to program a device that gathered the news and entertainment media that I wanted and not have that decision made for me by some media conglomerate, think of a Tvio for video, internet, and audible media. I think such a device will be marketed by Apple at some point in the future. The benefit to producing such a device for Apple is to own the means of producing some of the content the device would use.
Currently Apple owns some very effective media creation tools but very little content. I think Apple is uniquely positioned to provide the platform, tools, and the content. Audible.com is the audible media provider, Apple would then need to acquire the video equivilant. The execution of this strategy would deplete some of that cash they're hording but it would also drive up hardware sales and increase market share.
There's my 2 cents. ::ha::
The gist of the article is that Apple is diversifying via digital media, no new news there. Let me offer what I think should happen next.
If Apple wants to drive more consumers to it's hardware. It should provide audible and video media. The first step would be to buy Audible.com. I know they have a business relation that allows audible.com downloads to iPods but I think there's room for more. Such a move would be the stepping off point to more grander schemes.
In my quest for the digitial hub of nervanna, I'd love to be able to program a device that gathered the news and entertainment media that I wanted and not have that decision made for me by some media conglomerate, think of a Tvio for video, internet, and audible media. I think such a device will be marketed by Apple at some point in the future. The benefit to producing such a device for Apple is to own the means of producing some of the content the device would use.
Currently Apple owns some very effective media creation tools but very little content. I think Apple is uniquely positioned to provide the platform, tools, and the content. Audible.com is the audible media provider, Apple would then need to acquire the video equivilant. The execution of this strategy would deplete some of that cash they're hording but it would also drive up hardware sales and increase market share.
There's my 2 cents. ::ha::