Not only this ad makes a stand in front of Sony and other big TV brands out there telling them “We have just advertised an Internet TV in front of 100 million viewers, you better get something out there soon or we’ll crush you”, but it also should tick you as a software developer. Now you’ll be able write software for the living room.
“VIZIO’s platform also includes support for the Adobe(R) Flash(R) Platform for the Digital Home, an optimized implementation of Flash technology that enables developers and content providers to deliver HD video, rich applications and other Web content to Internet-connected televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and other devices in the digital home.”
VIZIO Internet Apps (VIA(TM)) — Connecting to the Future of Television
I happened to have crossed paths today in Lincoln Road with a few Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders, here are some pictures, click on any of them to enlarge.
I’ve tried to counter some of your points here as objectively as I could. For the record, I’m a happy Apple user, but consider myself to be open minded to all platforms. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s been only 48 hours and you’re already killing it?
I didn’t even know this was up already.
You have to let the service up for a little longer to make any judgments of these sorts.
However… being Devil’s advocate I’m with you on this one, it’s not gonna fly far, not even with cool blockbuster movies.
You don’t have to be a genius to understand that $3.99 seems a little too high for “renting” a movie to watch it on your computer, specially for a crowd that’s used to come to youtube for a bunch of short free video fixes.
This business model down the line won’t be a significant source of revenue for youtube, they’ll have to revisit their strategy and copy the Netflix flat rate model; Pay every month a flat fee and stream all you want from the ever growing catalog.
The Netflix flat fee model is the best available and the markets also like it; Netflix’s market cap ($NFLX) is now over $3 billion and Blockbuster’s has been reduced to a mere ($BBI) $70 million.
From a customer’s perspective I would never rent “on demand” films at $3.99 each, not even from my cable company and I’d be watching it on a big screen sitting comfy in my living room couch.
I rather stream to my heart’s contempt all I want without having to take my wallet out every time.
