tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post8607777872130269499..comments2023-10-28T18:12:33.101+07:00Comments on The Opinionated Diner: We thought that we had the answers / It was the questions we had wrongUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-60065375619991934102008-02-14T21:23:00.000+07:002008-02-14T21:23:00.000+07:00Oh yeah... and the RadioHead comment made by Paul ...Oh yeah... and the RadioHead comment made by Paul is an out right lie! <BR/><BR/>Money made by RadioHead from their experiment, $3.15 per download compared to <BR/><BR/>$2.15 via the label for Ok Computer <BR/><BR/>(not mention much greater numbers of downloads than sales would ever generate)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14286724875480534717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-5196938013043805482008-02-14T21:15:00.000+07:002008-02-14T21:15:00.000+07:00lol... my favourite line"[the recording industry] ...lol... my favourite line<BR/><BR/>"[the recording industry] allowed an entire collection of digital industries to arise that enabled the consumer... "<BR/><BR/>Silly recording industry... in stead of monopolising, colluding and creating what should have been a great RIKO case- they should have been kidnapping the scientists at Fraunhofer, launching a PR campaign against the Advanced Research Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14286724875480534717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-24221632225939115092008-02-10T17:13:00.000+07:002008-02-10T17:13:00.000+07:00I've read the full speech and I don't believe he c...I've read the full speech and I don't believe he comes close the addressing the iPod point, in fact the way he deals with it is quite dishonest, and that is my partial point. Either the man is being hypocritical or he is thoroughly out of touch, so much so that his comments are irrelevant.<BR/><BR/>Bono...yes I've met the man a few times and sat with him in a club and sat at a bar with him. He's Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278183271703930217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-79805924785466129152008-02-10T12:40:00.000+07:002008-02-10T12:40:00.000+07:00simon he addresses the ipod point in his full spee...simon he addresses the ipod point in his full speech.<BR/><BR/>I've met bono, he's a pretty nice guy. I don't doubt his honesty and integrity even if their music doesn't float my boat. can't say the same for a lot of other over produced pap. McGuinness had some very relevant points. give the man credit for something even if he is a rich and successful man and we secretly envy his position if not robberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032889635297221764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-75516572993564794542008-02-07T03:54:00.000+07:002008-02-07T03:54:00.000+07:00"Circle the wagons!" Boy, that Paul McGuinness is ..."Circle the wagons!" Boy, that Paul McGuinness is so old school, hoping to keep the old hierarchy of labels, managers and artists intact. And each taking their (unfair) share of the pie. It's 2008 and he seems to have only just realised what is going on ... his idea of making the ISP the revenue police just can't work, not technologically possible, even though he has this misguided faith that theAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127567451408481575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-56946574031488904132008-02-07T02:43:00.000+07:002008-02-07T02:43:00.000+07:00>and a question Paul...if we say no to your ideas,...>and a question Paul...if we say no to your ideas, will Bono go away......<BR/><BR/>Oh Simon, if it were only that easy...<BR/><BR/>I mean, he's just being greedy, right?Peter McLennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718152915028660032noreply@blogger.com