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P2P networks, portable digital media, the MPAA, Brooklyn Technical High School, the US government and terrorism
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Packet Switched Press
The Art of the Possible. Commentary. Writing. Miscellany.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -=[ Tuesday, March 27, 2007 ]=- - - - - - - - - - - -
 Netflix CEO joins Microsoft board
 If Schmidt's appearance on Apple's board several months before Google played a big role in the iPhone launch is any indication, Reed Hasting's joining of the Microsoft board (WSJ story, including Nick Wingfield's interview with Hastings, here) should pretty much ring in a flat-rate monthly download video service for Xbox Live.
When we covered the launch of Netflix "Watch Now" we called it "half the distance to the goal-line". Cross-multiply that with Xbox 360 and you halve the distance again.
Judged against our "you need three things" metric (great selection, great portability across preferred devices and good-value business model) the Netflix / Microsoft combo will score 2-out-of-3 (falling short on devices: Xbox360 is about a draw with AppleTV on media, but iPod/iPhone clearly beat Zune), tying with Apple's 2-for-3 (once the iTunes movies selection improves it will still likely lack the value of Netflix for watch-it-once stuff like movies).
We just can't get no satisfaction...
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