More money than sense?
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neil.b

Original Poster:

6,546 posts

277 months

Friday 9th September 2005
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Steve Jobs quote (talking about Apple's MP3 phone):

""It is worth remembering that the biggest downloaded music service is not MP3 downloads, rather it is ring tones, which still outsells, globally, MP3 downloads by a factor of 10 to 1," he said."

How thoroughly depressing. 10 to 1!? :rolleyes:

Mannginger

10,266 posts

287 months

Friday 9th September 2005
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It's a guaranteed market though isn't it?

Nightmare situation for parents said:
Parents give phone to kids wanting them to be safe and in touch.

Give kids £10 top up.

Kids spend £10 on ringtones.

Parents, wanting kids to be safe and in touch, bollock kids, and give them £10 top up.

Kids spend £10 on ringtones

Parents, wanting kids to be safe and in touch, bollock kids, and give them £10 top up.

ad infinitum.


The parents will never not pay or take the phones as then they'll worry too much. The kids seem to know this and just throw their parents' money at these ringtones with the knowledge that they'll be given more cash, just in time for the next Crazy Frog horror.

Phil