Apple packages videos for next iPod push

The company is moving into selling higher-margin music video packages instead of just individual downloads.

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[richtestani]

Not the first time

Apple has had Foo Fighters Video Retrospect online for some time.
It's 14 music videos for $12.99

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/" target="_newWindow">http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/</a>
viewAlbum?id=116468757&#38;s=143441

[OscarWeb]

Dumb

Who would pay over $20 for iPod-size videos when you can spend
just $16.99 on Amazon and get the actual thing on DVD (and in
DVD-quality)? Must be the same people who repurchase their
music just so they can hear it as an annoying ringer on their
cellphones.

[sipeter]

dumb and dumber

I agree its foolish but that doesnt mean there isnt money to be made. Visit any college or high school campus and you will find thousands of students with ring tones they have purshed.

Lets see, my phone comes with a dozen free ringing tones built in, but I would rather part with my hard earned money so I can listen to a 5-10 second clip of my favorite song on my phone when it rings?

As I said, its foolish but what do I know&? Im over 21.

[J.G.]

Vingles, videos are good deals

Oscar must have some reading problems because he is missing the
point. The videos are not the ones a person is likely to see on
television. Some are shot specifically for iTunes. Then they are
bundled with a song so you have both the video version and the
song by itself. (Most video iPod owners do not allow videos to play
in random mode because you won't actually see it and that's a
waste of battery life. So, the stand-alone song is needed.) I've
particularly enjoyed my Wynton Marsalis and John Legend video
packages, both of which were inexpensive.

[Glorybox3737]

I get my videos free

I see no point in downloading videos from iTunes. I get them for free and the same exact quality (nerd magic). Plus I am not restricted to iTunes and the iPod. Like another poster also pointed out you can get them on DVDs as well.

I just hate drm so much. I like to really own my stuff.

[J.G.]

But do you get them legally?

Ethical people do.

[montgomeryburns]

?

How does Apple DRM limit you from doing what you want? Explain
how you are personally affected by this specific example of rights
management.