I'd just like to point out that Disney's $35B in annual revenue ( http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3ADIS ) is not just selling media: There is also significant revenue from other ventures like ABC and the theme park business, etc... The real question is, what percentage is this of the traditional DVD sales? That is the comparison to make.
...but that might actually be a FAIR comparison. no one wants that.
furthermore, would comparing Profits make sense? They're comparing the $1.44 earned per video to what exactly? the $29.99 per DVD sold? Are they also counting the costs of producing, shipping, etc. they have to spend on physical media? of course not. So even if they WERE talking about revenues of JUST their media, it still wouldn't have an relevance.
This isn't a "fair comparison" really looking at the benefits, it's just some nonsense trying to marginalize the perceived impact that the iTunes Store has had.
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I'd just like to point out that Disney's $35B in annual revenue ( http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3ADIS ) is not just selling media: There is also significant revenue from other ventures like ABC and the theme park business, etc... The real question is, what percentage is this of the traditional DVD sales? That is the comparison to make.
...but that might actually be a FAIR comparison. no one wants that.
furthermore, would comparing Profits make sense? They're comparing the $1.44 earned per video to what exactly? the $29.99 per DVD sold? Are they also counting the costs of producing, shipping, etc. they have to spend on physical media? of course not. So even if they WERE talking about revenues of JUST their media, it still wouldn't have an relevance.
This isn't a "fair comparison" really looking at the benefits, it's just some nonsense trying to marginalize the perceived impact that the iTunes Store has had.