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philtheinvestor
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Re: Fear?
philtheinvestor   1/27/2012 8:39:41 PM
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Yupp. It's the cat and mouse game that attorney's must love...

Noreen Seebacher
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Microsoft cracks down on reselling
Noreen Seebacher   1/26/2012 4:13:13 PM
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Check out our Facebook page for an interesting conversation on a proposal by Microsoft to crack down on reselling of Xbox games. Trevor calls it "unfortunate," Phil notes that it's a "tough and complex issue," and our own Joey Naddeo notes that it will kill retailers like Game Fly.(see Xbox 720 Might Reject Used Games - Slashdot )




cat tail
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Re: Fear?
cat tail   1/25/2012 7:15:14 AM
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If companies offered value adds for purchases, then I'd be inclined to buy movies rather than do a download (legal or not) -- you know, like a thumb drive with songs from the movie or a book with the script notes. Stuff like the bonuses that used to come with record albums.

Noreen Seebacher
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Re: Fear?
Noreen Seebacher   1/25/2012 1:09:30 AM
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So who has some ideas on how businesses can creatively deal with this rather than look for legislated protection?

Joey Naddeo
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Re: Fear?
Joey Naddeo   1/24/2012 11:32:10 PM
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Anonymously pirating media is pretty much an artform at this point. 

Phoenix
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Re: Fear?
Phoenix   1/24/2012 9:59:59 PM
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It's definitely fear of the unknown and resistance to change. Even if the copyright holders don't innovate and just continue to try to bring in more regulations and sue people on the side the online pirates will continue to innovate and find new ways to pirate things without getting caught.

philtheinvestor
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Re: Fear?
philtheinvestor   1/24/2012 6:06:10 PM
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I think it's more a fear over changing things and breaking other things...

Bargain Bin
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Re: Who funds innovation?
Bargain Bin   1/24/2012 4:31:44 PM
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http://www.googleventures.com/where-we-invest

Google invests $200 million a year in various companies. Not a huge percent of what they make, but its unfair to assume that they just sit on their earnings and watch their bank accounts grow plump. 

Value Hiker
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Re: Who funds innovation?
Value Hiker   1/24/2012 11:56:41 AM
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Both Google and Apple have 30-40B dollars cash without any debt. They will generate even more cash in the foreseeable future. If they want, they can afford to do some basic research.  Of course, it is another story if the shareholders, especially institution shareholders, will be happy with these kinds of spending. Remebers there are few institution shareholders 50 years ago, high level management team could make decision more easily in the old good days. 

Scott Raynovich
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Re: stillborn ideas
Scott Raynovich   1/24/2012 11:37:56 AM
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Good story. Also exactly what I'm talking about. Established companies hate new platforms because their businesses are always anchored to the last platform.

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