http://last100.disqus.com/NoneenSun, 02 Sep 2007 13:46:59 -0000http://www.last100.com/2007/08/31/nbc-universal-plays-hardball-with-itunes/#comment-9506957<p>By the way NBC is denying that this was because of price. They want to explore alternative business models. This is a growing trend among media entities. I am sure more content producers will go this route. Apple does have a monopolistic position in the online media commerce.</p><p>This move will allow alternative business models (like ad based) and may make content cheaper for us consumers.</p><p>Read more of my thoughts here:<br><a href="http://abhishek.tiwari.com/2007/09/02/growing-ihate-for-itunes/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://abhishek.tiwari.com/2007/09/02/growing-ihate-for-itunes/">http://abhishek.tiwari.com/...</a></p>AbhishekSun, 02 Sep 2007 13:46:59 -0000http://www.last100.com/2007/08/31/nbc-universal-plays-hardball-with-itunes/#comment-9506956<p>$4.99 per episode is crazy. I want a subscription model anyways...Who cares about keeping the episodes for later?</p>David MackeySat, 01 Sep 2007 00:16:37 -0000