28th September 2009

Source: siliconbeat.com

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soupsoup: tedr: giantrobotlasers: hiten:antonella:annielin: How Ringtones Have Come And Gone As A Business tedr: And the reason Apple and RIM have done so well in the last 2 years is they were not sucking at this Ringtone teat. All the other carriers locked the apps down on their platforms as long as possible to squeeze every last penny out of this type of captive audience spending. In 2005 it was clear the ringtone cats and apps would be out of the MP3 and java bag in another 12 months, but the dominant carriers dug their heads deeper in the piles of money they were temporarily making. I predict in 10 years or less there will be a business maxim that says the minute you can see your primary revenue stream becoming disintermediated, you’re already running out of time to find your new revenue model. It’s like you’re reading my mind, Ted. I never also never understood why the quality of ringtones are so poor—like they came from a ColecoVision game.

soupsoup:

tedr:

giantrobotlasers: hiten:antonella:annielin: How Ringtones Have Come And Gone As A Business

tedr:

And the reason Apple and RIM have done so well in the last 2 years is they were not sucking at this Ringtone teat.

All the other carriers locked the apps down on their platforms as long as possible to squeeze every last penny out of this type of captive audience spending. In 2005 it was clear the ringtone cats and apps would be out of the MP3 and java bag in another 12 months, but the dominant carriers dug their heads deeper in the piles of money they were temporarily making.

I predict in 10 years or less there will be a business maxim that says the minute you can see your primary revenue stream becoming disintermediated, you’re already running out of time to find your new revenue model.

It’s like you’re reading my mind, Ted.

I never also never understood why the quality of ringtones are so poor—like they came from a ColecoVision game.

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