Apple Sells 1 Million Videos in Under 20 Days 478
olddotter writes "Apple has sold over 1 million videos through iTunes since the release of the Video iPod service. Personally I am surprised by this success, it raises many questions. Will this encourage more people to put their video content on the iTunes store? Is there a vast market for cheaper stuff at reduced prices? Why am I willing to pay more for music than I would for video?"
Re:videos have sound! (Score:5, Informative)
vintage videos (Score:5, Informative)
pay more for music (Score:5, Informative)
I guess pretty much for the same reason that you are willing to pay more for a movie sound track CD than for the DVD of the movie itself. The RIAA has kept the prices artifically high and you go along with it.
Re:Great! (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Front Row integration? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:You're surprised? (Score:5, Informative)
Go higher, and try between $1 and $3.3 Billion - worldwide.
Re:Front Row integration? (Score:5, Informative)
Yes they do.
Check this out [apple.com].
Here's the demo page on apple's site: http://www.apple.com/imac/frontrow.html [apple.com]
Sales (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Doesn't Seem Like Alot (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Hot Damn (Score:5, Informative)
Europe (Score:5, Informative)
Considering how much I DIDN'T want to buy any of them, the only conclusion I could come to was that I must be getting old.
Oh, and by the way, if you're in the US, like me, this is going to be how our TV is pretty soon too, since we're trying to play catch-up with just about every other country in the world in cell phone technology right now. Just you wait.
Re:Video iPods? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:I don't think it will last (Score:3, Informative)
Tivo to vPod [slashdot.org]
Re:Doesn't Seem Like Alot (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Front Row integration? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Please educate me, iTunes video buyers (Score:2, Informative)
The image quality is quite high, and at arms length it's really not that much different than sitting across the room from a 20" or so screen.
While it won't be replacing my home theater any time soon, being able to watch a show or movie on a plane trip or whatever is a nice bonus.
Sure, there are better dedicated video players, but it's an Apples and oranges comparison. The iPod is still a music player primarily, with photo ability and video as nice bonuses. If video is what you see as a primary use for a device, look elsewhere, but for occasional viewing, it's more than adequate.
Re:Great! (Score:4, Informative)
I want to KILL AOL/TW (Score:4, Informative)
If AOL/TW bothered to figure out how to make money, they would (at least) team with Apple to SELL this content (currently, they're only making a token effort to make money by showing an ad before playing videos..which is annoying and ineffective). If they were very wise, they'd turn around an Itunes like client and partner with Microsoft, Sony and other Apple competitors and CRUSH them.
I can't stand stupidity.
[rant done]
Re:2.5"? eew. (Score:5, Informative)
Half as much? The 30GB video iPod is $300, and the PSP is $250. How is that half?
The 60GB video iPod is $400. PSP is still $250. Again, not half.
Add a 1GB card for the PSP for approximately $100, and the PSP is more expensive than the 30 GB iPod and has 1/30 of the storage capacity. All of that for a bigger screen? Oh but you can buy the UMDs for $20 - 40. That's cost-effective.
I have a PSP, but I have it for games (which aren't much to talk about either, but I may get the GTA soon).
Re:More? (Score:1, Informative)
Re:So give us a song title... (Score:3, Informative)
Well, OK then...
Her name's Cathi Walkup and she sings Jazz. Check out "Hang Up And Drive"
Looks good on TV? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Front Row integration? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:pay more for music (Score:1, Informative)
That they were caught price-fixing. Not to mention other nastiness like payola.
Care to revise that economics lecture now?
Top 15 iTtunes Videos sold... (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Europe (Score:1, Informative)
Irritating ringtones (Score:2, Informative)
Crazy Frog [wikipedia.org] is the marketing title of a ring tone based on The Annoying Thing...