Cable Exec Suggests Changing Consumer Behavior, Not Business Model 675
Techdirt has pointed out yet another cable exec that just doesn't quite get it. Comcast's COO, Steve Burke, recently urged the TV industry to find ways to "get consumers to change" rather than figure out better methods to cater to demand. "'An entire generation is growing up, if we don't figure out how to change that behavior so it respects copyright and subscription revenue on the part of distributors, we're going to wake up and see cord cutting.' How many consumers, in any market, are focused on 'respecting' vendors' revenue streams? How, exactly, does he propose to effect this sea change? And why not just develop products that consumers will willingly pay for, rather than trying to change consumer behavior in such a fundamental way?"
Just release TV shows for free (Score:5, Funny)
And make your money on touring.
He's Right! (Score:4, Funny)
We should all change to meet his business goals. You all need to stop being so self centered.
Re: say exactly what my bosses wanted to hear (Score:5, Funny)
I hereby declare that I'm willing to do exactly this for half that price!
Any takers?
Hello?!
Re:How stupid can he possibly be? (Score:5, Funny)
Ask any IT professional what's the hardest thing to change?
User behavior.
Well, in my experience, I've found that really depends on how hard you hit them.
Re:It's both (Score:4, Funny)
You're not an RIAA/MPAA shill, but after:
"I now expect 4 dozen posts, making car analogies, expounding on the "false" argument of lost sales, and pointing out that I'm likely an astroturfing RIAA/MPAA shill.
Have fun!"
you're definitely trolling. :)
Re:Of course we'll see a shift (Score:5, Funny)
I'm hoping for a Gilligan's Island "reboot". Something darker and edgy. Too bad Chris Farley is dead, he would have made an awesome, cocaine addicted Skipper. I would still download torrents of it instead of paying for cable, because I believe great art should be a labor of love, unsullied by commercial interests :-D
Re:Just release TV shows for free (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Might I be the first (Score:5, Funny)
And the Internet connection required to make any of that less than worthless come from where exactly?
My neighbor's WEP-protected access point.
Re:Entitlement (Score:3, Funny)
Does that price include the root kit?
Re:Crap article, again. (Score:4, Funny)
Congratulations on ruining everyone's Friday with your facts and information. Everyone would have been better off left alone in their 2-minute hate session.
Re:Perspective (Score:3, Funny)
You should check out Transformers 2 on Blu-Ray. I was completely and utterly shocked to see the disk go straight to the movie when popped-in. No FBI warning, no previews, no commercials, no menu, just the movie, starting to play automatically. It was awesome. Now to get all future movies designed in this very way.
Of course, because it was Transformers 2, the fact that it went to the movie right away was the only good part about this particular movie experience...
Re:Perspective (Score:5, Funny)
You should check out Transformers 2 on Blu-Ray. I was completely and utterly shocked to see the disk go straight to the movie when popped-in. No FBI warning, no previews, no commercials, no menu, just the movie, starting to play automatically. It was awesome.
The proper way for your Blu-Ray player to handle a Transformers 2 disc is to eject it immediately at high velocity, causing it to shatter on the opposite wall. That would have been much better than jumping straight to the movie.
Re:Perspective (Score:5, Funny)
Not to put too fine a point on it, but their marketing research probably found that anyone who wanted to watch Transformers 2 on Blu-Ray probably couldn't figure out the menus and would return the disk after 2 minutes without explosions before the movie started.
Yeah, that was a joke, and it was funny for everyone except you.
Re:Might I be the first (Score:2, Funny)
My neighbor's unsecured wireless router.
Re: say exactly what my bosses wanted to hear (Score:5, Funny)
the arrogance of the tech community at slashdot it quite astounding.. what makes you think you can really do whatever he does at half the price... I am not saying that this guy is great shakes but being the COO of a multi-billion dollar company is not an easy job at all and takes very different skills from being a tech whiz. Have you carried any revenue targets ever in your life ? This post has been marked funny but it is time that slashdotters understand that running a business is tough.
Re:Perspective (Score:5, Funny)
What low UID?
Re:Perspective (Score:2, Funny)
Re: say exactly what my bosses wanted to hear (Score:4, Funny)
How about I try it out for a year? If it doesn't work out, I'll take my $10 million golden parachute and jump out. Sounds fair to me.
Re:This makes me want to pirate stuff more. (Score:3, Funny)
Also stop broadcasting the shows. Best just to keep them in a vault somewhere, where no one can see them. Perhaps as a compromise some sort of peep show type interface could be used, with armed guards and strip searches to make sure no one brings a camera or microphone near the viewer.
Re:Perspective (Score:4, Funny)
Re: say exactly what my bosses wanted to hear (Score:5, Funny)
I assure you I could run a multi-billion dollar company at least as well as some CEOs have in the past few years (I could manage to put it into a steep decline, not a precipitous one), and I'd charge less.
Re:Perspective (Score:1, Funny)
Seeing Megan Fox bending over a motorbike on a giant screen was a fantastic, though brief, er, digital
experience.
Re:Perspective (Score:3, Funny)
Not to put too fine a point on it,
say I'm the only bee in your bonnet?