Comments on: The Mystery of the 99 Cent iTune http://techliberation.com/2006/05/30/the-mystery-of-the-99-cent-itune/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Fri, 25 May 2012 18:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tim http://techliberation.com/2006/05/30/the-mystery-of-the-99-cent-itune/comment-page-1/#comment-54201 Tim Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:03:37 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/30/the-mystery-of-the-99-cent-itune/#comment-54201 <p>An excellent point. I think our two explanations mesh well. In both arguments, Jobs is treating music sales as a loss leader: either for iPod sales, or for future music sales. I suspect there's some of both going on.</p> An excellent point. I think our two explanations mesh well. In both arguments, Jobs is treating music sales as a loss leader: either for iPod sales, or for future music sales. I suspect there’s some of both going on.

]]> By: Tim http://techliberation.com/2006/05/30/the-mystery-of-the-99-cent-itune/comment-page-1/#comment-33631 Tim Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:03:37 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/30/the-mystery-of-the-99-cent-itune/#comment-33631 <p>An excellent point. I think our two explanations mesh well. In both arguments, Jobs is treating music sales as a loss leader: either for iPod sales, or for future music sales. I suspect there's some of both going on.</p> An excellent point. I think our two explanations mesh well. In both arguments, Jobs is treating music sales as a loss leader: either for iPod sales, or for future music sales. I suspect there’s some of both going on.

]]> By: Randy Picker http://techliberation.com/2006/05/30/the-mystery-of-the-99-cent-itune/comment-page-1/#comment-54200 Randy Picker Wed, 31 May 2006 23:51:14 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/30/the-mystery-of-the-99-cent-itune/#comment-54200 <p>I have a different explanation and it has to do with systems competition (again). Apple is making money on the iPod, which it controls, not the music, which it doesn't control. For more, see my post:<br><br><a href="http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/2005/10/the_ipod_razrs_.html">http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/2005/10/...</a></p> I have a different explanation and it has to do with systems competition (again). Apple is making money on the iPod, which it controls, not the music, which it doesn’t control. For more, see my post:

http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/2005/10/…

]]> By: Randy Picker http://techliberation.com/2006/05/30/the-mystery-of-the-99-cent-itune/comment-page-1/#comment-33630 Randy Picker Wed, 31 May 2006 22:51:14 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/30/the-mystery-of-the-99-cent-itune/#comment-33630 <p>I have a different explanation and it has to do with systems competition (again). Apple is making money on the iPod, which it controls, not the music, which it doesn't control. For more, see my post:</p> <p>http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/2005/10/the_ipod_razrs_.html</p> I have a different explanation and it has to do with systems competition (again). Apple is making money on the iPod, which it controls, not the music, which it doesn’t control. For more, see my post:

http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/2005/10/the_ipod_razrs_.html

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