Comments on: Sprint to Offer Full-Length Movies http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/06/sprint-to-offer-full-length-movies/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:32:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jake http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/06/sprint-to-offer-full-length-movies/#comment-2136 Jake Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:34:45 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/09/06/sprint-to-offer-full-length-movies/#comment-2136 I just love how these services pick brilliantly bad movies, then wonder why the service doesn't interest users. Look at the selection of UMD selections for PSP. They took a year before decent movies started to appear with regularity. I can't imagine why no one wanted them (besides the insane pricing, of course). It's almost like the service providers are asking for failure to prove to the supporters it wouldn't work after all! Fortunately this selection is about half decent. Dante's Peak and First Knight are balanced by Spiderman 2 and Animal House. But why have balance? Why not launch your first selection with a jaw droppingly interesting batch? Why crud it up? I just love how these services pick brilliantly bad movies, then wonder why the service doesn’t interest users. Look at the selection of UMD selections for PSP. They took a year before decent movies started to appear with regularity. I can’t imagine why no one wanted them (besides the insane pricing, of course).

It’s almost like the service providers are asking for failure to prove to the supporters it wouldn’t work after all!

Fortunately this selection is about half decent. Dante’s Peak and First Knight are balanced by Spiderman 2 and Animal House. But why have balance? Why not launch your first selection with a jaw droppingly interesting batch? Why crud it up?

]]> By: Paul http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/06/sprint-to-offer-full-length-movies/#comment-2087 Paul Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:48:26 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/09/06/sprint-to-offer-full-length-movies/#comment-2087 A phone's screen is perfect for watching feature length films. This is ok from a technical point of view, but completely unrealistic from the consumers. Message to Sprint: offer this as a free service to revive your dying brand. A phone’s screen is perfect for watching feature length films. This is ok from a technical point of view, but completely unrealistic from the consumers.

Message to Sprint: offer this as a free service to revive your dying brand.

]]> By: webonics http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/06/sprint-to-offer-full-length-movies/#comment-2069 webonics Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:35:06 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/09/06/sprint-to-offer-full-length-movies/#comment-2069 I can't imagine watching a film on anything but a smartphone or laptop with the Sprint service. One thing that bothers me is that you can now rent a film for $4/$6, but a ringtone costs $2.50-$4. And you can buy the whole song off of iTunes for $1. Sprint needs to review and/or renegotiate their pricing on some of their offerings. I can’t imagine watching a film on anything but a smartphone or laptop with the Sprint service.

One thing that bothers me is that you can now rent a film for $4/$6, but a ringtone costs $2.50-$4. And you can buy the whole song off of iTunes for $1. Sprint needs to review and/or renegotiate their pricing on some of their offerings.

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