Comments on: sony and savile row

By: john dodds

john dodds — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 02:13:34 +0000

Sunday’s New Tork Times has an article on the content issue which reveals that more people read them online for free than buy from the newstand! This is replicated across the industry — and the thrust of the story, a discussion of how much of their content they can charge for? They really don’t get it, do they?

By: Hamish

Hamish — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:58:29 +0000

Very good story comparing and contrasting the recent approach and success of the Sony and Samsung empires. It is clear to me that being burdened with a media arm, if you an electronics manufacturer is not a good idea. http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/10/business/samsung.html

By: John

John — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 03:34:58 +0000

OK I may be missing something here.
If songs, books, performance, are examples of content, then sure, making them “free” may be possible. But I’m not sure which economic system would make content free, or whether unfettered freedom to plagiarize/copy/steal is actually desirable. Lessig, for instance, argues for limited copyright, not a banishment of user fees.
BTW, paying for suits is theoretically unnecessary as well…

By: thomas woelfer

thomas woelfer — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:48:53 +0000

AcouSvnt,
just trying to stay clos to Hughs style of writing. just without the business cards, of course.
WM_MYPLEASURE
thomas woelfer

By: anu

anu — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 23:10:39 +0000

“Sony and Savile Row actually aren’t that different. Neither one can make their product cheaper than their competitors.“
Ha — interesting attempt to equate $4,000 suits for incredibly important people of exceptional taste with a company that basically forced Sega to move off hardware with hugely aggressive cost-cutting and price wars for PS1, PSOne and PS2.
Whilst Sony do charge a design premium for some of their products, their recent fortunes are almost totally dependent on them shifting lots and lots of cheap PS2 boxes.

By: AcouSvnt

AcouSvnt — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:34:40 +0000

Thank you for your well-crafted rebuttal, Mr. Woelfer.

By: thomas woelfer

thomas woelfer — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:43:36 +0000

Hugh,
» Paid content is theoretically unnecessary, or at least, getting more unnecesarry by the day.
BS.
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thomas woelfer