Comments on: A Meaning for the Yahoo bid by MSFT http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/02/02/a-meaning-for-the-yahoo-bid-by-msft/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jess http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/02/02/a-meaning-for-the-yahoo-bid-by-msft/comment-page-1/#comment-144911 Jess Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:06:57 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/02/02/a-meaning-for-the-yahoo-bid-by-msft/#comment-144911 That's much clearer. Thanks for unpacking it for me -- it's definitely food for thought. That’s much clearer. Thanks for unpacking it for me — it’s definitely food for thought.

]]> By: Rob Paterson http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/02/02/a-meaning-for-the-yahoo-bid-by-msft/comment-page-1/#comment-144820 Rob Paterson Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:39:51 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/02/02/a-meaning-for-the-yahoo-bid-by-msft/#comment-144820 Sorry Jess - what I mean is this: As a viewer/listener I want to get what I want to watch or listen too when I want it. This implies that I want to have ONE source so that it is easy for me to find it. So this implies either an iTunes PBS or NPR Channel or some "Public Media Channel that serves the "system" like the Baseball site that serves all the teams. So imagine I want to watch a Nature program. I select it - pay either my $2 or have a subscription - the money I pay gets sent to the central source BUT I will also have selected a local station that I support - say I live in that city or vacation there. When I watch regular TV I use this channel. Part of the fee goes home to the local channel that I have selected. Does this make sense? Rob Sorry Jess – what I mean is this:

As a viewer/listener I want to get what I want to watch or listen too when I want it. This implies that I want to have ONE source so that it is easy for me to find it. So this implies either an iTunes PBS or NPR Channel or some “Public Media Channel that serves the “system” like the Baseball site that serves all the teams.

So imagine I want to watch a Nature program. I select it – pay either my $2 or have a subscription – the money I pay gets sent to the central source BUT I will also have selected a local station that I support – say I live in that city or vacation there. When I watch regular TV I use this channel. Part of the fee goes home to the local channel that I have selected.

Does this make sense?
Rob

]]> By: Jess http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/02/02/a-meaning-for-the-yahoo-bid-by-msft/comment-page-1/#comment-144669 Jess Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:51:45 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/02/02/a-meaning-for-the-yahoo-bid-by-msft/#comment-144669 "I think the answer is to make the offer direct with the forced choice of the show and the station." I'm confused. What does this mean? “I think the answer is to make the offer direct with the forced choice of the show and the station.”

I’m confused. What does this mean?

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