There seems to be an assumption that this patent indicates that ads will disrupt video watching. That is probably not going to happen - people would hate it and stop watching. The ads will be alongside the video, much like the positioning of ads on web pages.
Stopping the video for a message from the sponsor would be stupid - I think we call that 'T.V'. The only reason people put up with that on television is because that is how it all started, we're used to it.
The patent looks like a great way to make money off of the huge investment in video archiving and serving (ala YouTube). Shit cannot be free forever, those servers cost money;-)
I just checked Amazon - every iPod model except the 160 ranks higher than the Zune, which is at #16. The Zen adn Sansa also rank higher than the Zune. TFA looks like BS to me. Maybe Zune is OK, but I think the world still prefers iPod. MS keeps planting reviews and pseudo-mavens in hopes of building hype, but everyone I know laughs at the Zune.
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There seems to be an assumption that this patent indicates that ads will disrupt video watching. That is probably not going to happen - people would hate it and stop watching. The ads will be alongside the video, much like the positioning of ads on web pages.
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Stopping the video for a message from the sponsor would be stupid - I think we call that 'T.V'. The only reason people put up with that on television is because that is how it all started, we're used to it.
The patent looks like a great way to make money off of the huge investment in video archiving and serving (ala YouTube). Shit cannot be free forever, those servers cost money
I just checked Amazon - every iPod model except the 160 ranks higher than the Zune, which is at #16. The Zen adn Sansa also rank higher than the Zune. TFA looks like BS to me. Maybe Zune is OK, but I think the world still prefers iPod. MS keeps planting reviews and pseudo-mavens in hopes of building hype, but everyone I know laughs at the Zune.