Hollywood Against Jobs' Movie Pricing Plan

Alex Romanelli, Variety writes "Hollywood insiders tell Variety why/how Hollywood is in stalemate with Jobs over movie downloads on iTunes. Jobs wants a flat $9.99 per film download, studios are refusing, insisting upon tiered pricing. On the other side there's a different, longer, analytical story looking at how H'wood executives are still unsure if Jobs should be considered a friend or foe."

Re:Tiered Pricing

[Heavyporker]

So you're saying that Uwe Boll's movies would actually earn a profit now?

Re:$9.99 Works for me

[Rob T Firefly]

If it's something I can burn to disc and watch forever after buying once, I'd be into it as well for $9.99. If nothing else, it's worth it to get rid of the hassle of renaming "X.-Men_-_3_-_.ws.cam.dvdrip.xvid.mp3.divx.vcd.tmd .rsvp.cod.0u812.turk182.subs.dubs.tubs.releazed.by .fr0d0.da.man.[downloaded.form.somefreakingtorrent site.net].(1.of.1).pls.seed.omg.kthx.avi" to "X-Men 3.avi".

Re:Perhaps in 1955...

[duffbeer703]

You be correct. You gotta be real.

Re:when will jobs learn?

[zakath]

"If he manages to get the movie industry to play along, I propose we send him to negotiate with OPEC next"

Great...so then we'll only have to pay $0.49 a litre for fuel but to get that price we'll all have to drive a white iWagon?

I'm All For Tiered Pricing

[Digital Vomit]

I'm all for a tiered pricing plan:

$9.99 for newly released, first rate movies. Price drops thereafter based on quality, popularity, and age.