Thursday, October 25, 2007

Amazon 1, Apple 0

Amazon 1, Apple 0:

this is from the motley fool website...

(a site all about money, money, money)

enjoy james


It didn't take long for NBC Universal to get over its breakup with Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). Just days after Apple announced that it won't carry new NBC shows for the upcoming primetime season, NBC's programs are already springing up on Amazon.com's (Nasdaq: AMZN) fledgling Unbox service.

This is a great move from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. NBC accounts for 30% of the television shows sold through Apple's iTunes, including hits The Office, Heroes, and 30 Rock. Apple's loss will clearly be Amazon's gain.

Breaking up isn't so hard to do
This was a quick resolution to a nasty breakup on NBC's part. Things had gotten ugly in a hurry. It all started on Thursday, when NBC announced that it will pull out of Apple's digital video storefront once its contract expires in December.


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