http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 11th 2007 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/No PC,
No NBC,
Not for me.]]>Nov 10th 2007 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/

Windows and IE? How fricken limited can they get?]]>Nov 11th 2007 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
boo-hoo]]>Nov 10th 2007 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
Actually probably everyone except NBC executives will hate it.
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Windows users don't realize how f*&#ing lucky they are that Apple let iTunes and iPod be compatible with their computers.
Windows Media? Who the hell uses that?]]>Nov 11th 2007 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 11th 2007 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 11th 2007 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
Not only is it tied to a media player, but it's tied to a web browser and an operating system. So while it may be all peachy keen for you, people like me that don't use WMP, IE, or Windows are left out in the cold. I don't care if it's free, if I can't play it then it's not worth anything to me.]]>Nov 11th 2007 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 11th 2007 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
The Linux world is SOL as usual, though.]]>Nov 11th 2007 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/]]>Nov 11th 2007 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 12th 2007 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
They're not giving away their shows for free. I'm tired, so I'll just refer you to the 4,000 other comments that state precisely how they're making money on free downloads. The only reason why I responded is because you called Andyo an idiot, which – considering your comments – is really just way off base and should make you feel embarrassed. ]]>Nov 11th 2007 12:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 11th 2007 1:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 12th 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
Well, years ago, Apple got all kinds of props for doing something outside the box, so give NBC at least the benefit of the doubt...]]>Nov 10th 2007 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
Then it can only be used to download the newest episodes and you have 48 hours to watch them. If I just use the website they already have in place I can watch a stream of any episodes from the full season and I don't even need to use IE to do it.

Its obvious these companies have no idea what they are doing. There needs to be a stand alone application which browses available shows through its own interface. The ability to queue downloads and subscribe to shows. The program can be required to dial home once a week to get new commercials and refuse to play downloaded content until it can get new ads. Time limits on downloaded shows are fine but they need to be reasonable and often 48 hours is not. This is not rocket science but it seems no one can get it right.]]>Nov 10th 2007 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
I really like your idea. It's certainly not perfect, or specific, but it's a start!]]>Nov 11th 2007 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
iPod's and iTunes are nice, but not everybody wants to use them.

But I'm not interested in using an NBC-only service, thank you very much.

I happen to be a Zune user, and yet we don't get support. And ZMP happens to be practically the next biggest online store after iTunes. Plus, I prefer watching my media on WMP 11 than the horrible video-watching in iTunes.

So maybe someday, that dream would come true.

But NBC is not helping matters.]]>Nov 10th 2007 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
Yeah, there are. Don't get me into it.

There's more than 2 million Zune users now, and I doubt that means they're "nobody".

Many people use WMP 11. It's the best stable media management/playback program there is. The UI is actually awesome compared to iTunes, it supports a ton of devices and online stores, and it's very customizable ( http://wmplugins.com/ ). It just pretty much works all the time for most people. iTunes on Windows, on the other hand is crap compared to it. There's a lot of XP and Vista users, so I doubt millions of more people are also nobody.]]>Nov 10th 2007 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 11th 2007 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 11th 2007 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
No, that's not the reason. I'm quite sure there's a bazillion iPod users out there, who probably use iTunes for their iPod management. But iTunes itself is a memory hog, works awful on Windows, doesn't support a lot codecs (WinMedia!), in some cases, awful playback, and people don't want that.

And I'm quite sure people have heard of VLC player, but there's practically little features in it. It plays a lot of codecs, but it's not that hard to download an extra codec pack for WMP 11.

RealPlayer's UI is rather confusing for many users at first. The controls aren't as sophisticated as WMP.

I could go on and on about each little media player program, and it's flaws, but WMP 11 happens to do the best, ok? It's not a lack of knowledge, it's just that people prefer something that just 'works'.]]>Nov 11th 2007 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
As for the shows that you are not giving your customers in an easily consumable format.....you have left the masses no alternative but to steal your content. You have no one to blame but yourself. Did you even try to consider the needs of your customers? Do you care about anything but your stock price? What is your real motivation here?

I, for one, will support those companies taking measures to provide me with what I want as the consumer.]]>Nov 11th 2007 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
Published: November 9, 2007
New federal legislation says universities must agree to provide not just deterrents but also "alternatives" to peer-to-peer piracy, such as paying monthly subscription fees to the music industry for their students, on penalty of losing all financial aid for their students."

http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_2100-1028_3-6217943.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin]]>Nov 10th 2007 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/
He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.

He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.


Ron Paul 2008]]>Nov 11th 2007 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/10/nbc-direct-launches-everybody-still-misses-itunes/Nov 10th 2007 9:08PM