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NBC Universal Drops iTunes
An anonymous reader writes "NBC Universal has cancelled its iTunes contract and will withdraw the television shows it currently offers through the service in December, when the current contract expires. This is a huge blow for the service, as NBC is the controlling interest in Apple customer-friendly intellectual properties like The Office, Battlestar Galactica, My Name is Earl and Heroes. From the article: 'The decision to withdraw the content follows disagreements between the two firms. Apple is thought to have rejected NBC's demands for more restrictive DRM and the introduction of flexible pricing. Apple was informed of NBC Universal's decision late last night. The report states that neither Apple nor NBC Universal would comment on the matter, but said they continue to talk, "free of acrimony".'" Hey NBC: I have chosen not to have cable, but want to pay you for Heroes. Guess what my only alternative will be if you pull it from iTunes?
Hey NBC: I have chosen not to have cable, but want to pay you for Heroes. Guess what my only alternative will be if you pull it from iTunes?
Um, buy it from somewhere other than iTunes? I didn't see NBC announcing they won't be selling shows anymore.
I see this as a HUGE win. I DESPISE the Windows client for iTunes. It is utter crap on the order of the Quicktime client (not as bad as that, but then, nothing is as bad as that). Apple us totally and completely incompetent when it comes to Windows programming.
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
Your only choice is to steal it, in your little mind. Ever think that your "only choice" is to steal it, watch it @ a friend's house, get cable, or not watch it at all? NAH! Steal it.
You could stop watching the show. It's not an entitlement.
More importantly it's not very good.
The Farewell Tour II
MSNBC what does the MS stand for? Micro$oft. It is quite obvious why M$NBC is getting out of it's contract with Apple isn't it. M$ teamed up with microsoft for anything isn't this a conflict of interest? The M$ part of M$NBC obviously would want to sell the M$NBC shows for it's own player the Zune! Hello!