Comments on: Fear-to-Fear? http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2005/06/29/179/ The official AllPeers blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:33:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Matt http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2005/06/29/179/#comment-5694 Matt Sat, 02 Jul 2005 11:58:25 +0000 http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2005/06/29/179/#comment-5694 Well, relevant to the extent that the media companies are clearly embarking on a two-pronged strategy: eliminate the competition through legal action and propose "walled-garden" alternatives that preserve their market power. I don't think this will work, however, because the popularity of P2P file sharing has more to do with freedom and control than price. As long as companies like Bertelsmann and Intel try to lock customers in, they will flock to alternatives, legal or not, that let them do what they want with their media instead of tying them to specific vendors and devices. Well, relevant to the extent that the media companies are clearly embarking on a two-pronged strategy: eliminate the competition through legal action and propose “walled-garden” alternatives that preserve their market power.

I don’t think this will work, however, because the popularity of P2P file sharing has more to do with freedom and control than price. As long as companies like Bertelsmann and Intel try to lock customers in, they will flock to alternatives, legal or not, that let them do what they want with their media instead of tying them to specific vendors and devices.

]]> By: Julia http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2005/06/29/179/#comment-5692 Julia Fri, 01 Jul 2005 06:56:39 +0000 http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2005/06/29/179/#comment-5692 How would you classify Bertelsmann's efforts? Irrelevant or in tune? My guess is that even if their <a href="http://news.com.com/Intel,+Bertelsmann+link+up+for+online+media/2100-1025_3-5647092.html">platform</a> doesn't take off, at least it will demonstrate directions media companies could go toward. How would you classify Bertelsmann’s efforts? Irrelevant or in tune? My guess is that even if their platform doesn’t take off, at least it will demonstrate directions media companies could go toward.

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