Apple Sells 1 Million Videos in Under 20 Days

olddotter writes "Apple has sold over 1 million videos through iTunes since the release of the Video iPod service. Personally I am surprised by this success, it raises many questions. Will this encourage more people to put their video content on the iTunes store? Is there a vast market for cheaper stuff at reduced prices? Why am I willing to pay more for music than I would for video?"

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Christopher Walken Effect

[tbone1]

And the #1 music video for practically every day was Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice", featuring Chirstopher Walken. "I'm a hoofah at heart!"

Something tells me that Kevin Pollak is owed a royalty somewhere.

Re:Christopher Walken Effect

[Elwood P Dowd]

Dunno why Kevin Pollak is particularly responsible for Christopher Walken's dancing celebrity. Christopher Walken has been doing excellent Christopher Walken impersonations for most of his career.

Re:I don't think it will last

[meatflower]

Oh yeah...just like those MP3 player things. What a fad! Once those "gadget whores" filled em up they just tossed em aside...good thing they're not around anymore!

Re:Well, duh...

[pla]

Unless you're some obsessive weirdo, I doubt you'll watch the same movie a couple of times a week

So, not a Monty Python fan, eh?


Now go and bring me... A... HERRING!

Re:Well, duh...

[pubjames]

Because music has far more inherent replay value than video.

So? Since when does the cost of an item relate to how many times the purchaser uses it?

Car salesman: This car is $20,000.
Man: But I'm not planning on using it very often.
Car salesman: Ok, in that case it's $15,000.

Re:videos have sound!

[branto]

30 mb isn't much of a CD collection.

ringtones

[crimethinker]

I just can't imagine what satisfaction one gets from buying a ring tone.

Same here. I thought you were supposed to be embarassed that your phone went off in a public place and disturbed everyone else. Hello? Vibrate feature? But no, every 12-yr-old hip-hopster gangsta-rapper wannabe just HAS to have his phone blast out the latest crap from M. C. Pee Pants whenever one of his "bitches" calls him.

Here's a tip: if I hear your phone sing (I use the term loosely) "pick up da phone, got some money comin' in" one more time, I'm going to introduce your phone to Mr. Sledgehammer. And then maybe your head, too. I figure I should get a medal for preventing all the crimes you were going to commit in the coming years.

-paul