http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/12/15/itunes-podcast-directory-being-maintained-by-third-grader/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/12/15/itunes-podcast-directory-being-maintained-by-third-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-2519 DanT Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:45:37 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/12/15/itunes-podcast-directory-being-maintained-by-third-grader/#comment-2519 You know I think it a little strange that iTunes bowed down to the Networks and raised the prices of TV shows available for download. Which IMO should be free( And with commercials if need be) because 90% of people has already paid to watch this stuff on their TVs. But to my point, I think the directory is at risk...High risk...Imagine, after the first of the year when iTunes start raising the prices of music like they have done with video, from .99 to as much as 2.50 per song, and they will...I can also imagine the Record Companys saying to Apple to let that Podcast thing of a Directory kinda fade but keep dead links up, this will be a deterrent to others to even try and get a podcast, So therefore we don't have to worry about that new medium getting any stronger and will also be more likely to buy our music and our podcast. So I don't see Apple doing anything to fix this, matter of fact it is going to get much worse where eventually there will not even be a Podcast directory other than the Network and pay to play type (The old Buy Button) So in short Apple is saying forget the little guy. There's no money in them. My 2 cents worth. >>DanT. You know I think it a little strange that iTunes bowed down to the Networks and raised the prices of TV shows available for download. Which IMO should be free( And with commercials if need be) because 90% of people has already paid to watch this stuff on their TVs. But to my point, I think the directory is at risk…High risk…Imagine, after the first of the year when iTunes start raising the prices of music like they have done with video, from .99 to as much as 2.50 per song, and they will…I can also imagine the Record Companys saying to Apple to let that Podcast thing of a Directory kinda fade but keep dead links up, this will be a deterrent to others to even try and get a podcast, So therefore we don’t have to worry about that new medium getting any stronger and will also be more likely to buy our music and our podcast. So I don’t see Apple doing anything to fix this, matter of fact it is going to get much worse where eventually there will not even be a Podcast directory other than the Network and pay to play type (The old Buy Button) So in short Apple is saying forget the little guy. There’s no money in them.
My 2 cents worth.
>>DanT.

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