CNBC has posted video of Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, and Eric Nicoli, EMI Group CEO, discussing their partnership on DRM-free, high-quality music downloads:
Watch it here.
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play back is for crap….
1st post? hahah
It only works on IE on Windows.
Bummer!
Brian
CNBC video dosn’t work on my Intel MacBook.
I hate this crap — I’ll wait til it shows up on Mac friendly, youtube or someone’s .Mac…
Does not work in Safari but works in Firefox.
works in Firefox on my Intel iMac…hmmm, somewhat.
commercial for HP plays just fine tho
how about that?
Play was crap but it did work in my Safari.
so, it seems to me..Steve is more focused on iTunes and interoperability — vs. iPod/iTunes only….the iPod has sold millions of player, but with new players entering the market, I don’t expect the iPod growth rate to be on par with previous years….I expect quite the oppisite….I wouldn’t be surprised if in this phase of “DIGITAL MUSIC REVOLUTION”, we steer away from the iPod craze to ????
one more thing….
it will soon be..
iPod/Zune/Zen/etc. MP3 player + iTunes.
and not just:
iPod + iTunes.
I think it matters not so much for Apple if the music is set free, as he stated, they will continue to create the best player and the best store….regardless if the music is free, or if it was stolen or wherever it came from, people will want an ipod to carry it around in, and that is where Apple makes its profit, the ipod.
works on an old G4 in safari for me
Business suiside? What the guy is talking about? What about the 90% of music shipped without DRM? Was he even listening to Jobs? How difficult it is to rip the CD and share it on the web? Apple is just leveling the playing field and making it easier for people to buy legal music.
MW: “steps”. This is just the first step.
What retards design and build these video pages? Doesn’t work in Safari, barley works in Firefox. LAME.
Gman:
iTunes for everyone, that’s a thought! Subscription music providers’ mouth went dry and their minds sent into paroxysms of confusion and dismay.
Almost worked on my MBP — but then didn’t.
Useless site.
It works in Firefox via the flip4mac plug in.
It plays fine right after the HP commercial finishes, there is a little overlap.
Its just really crappy programming.. as in software not TV…
You guys need to update your mac with flip4mac. Worked in Firefox and Safari for me. We are just use to the smooth operation of quicktime. WMP is always a crappy experience. Even on a Mac
NBC is affiliated with Microsoft. What did you expect, quality engineering?
theres still overlap with flip4mac.
if it was in quicktime no one would have a problem
What an awful experience on the CNBC (aka MSNBC) web site!!! (my wife has complained about NBC videos in the past. Now I know why.
Send them an email to let them know about your experience. I did.
https://register.cnbc.com/email/EmailSupport.jsp
playback sucks! poorly coded website
Worked fine in Safari on my Quad G5 tower
I wish Apple/Disney would buy NBC/General Electric/the entire world and toss the M$-shill anti-Mac Microdork-only bent-over-for-Gates NBC executives onto the street stark naked, after ruining them financially — but just before making them eat Chinese pet food.