Comments on: NBC joins the Fanfare http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/11/nbc-joins-the-fanfare/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:34:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: bob e http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/11/nbc-joins-the-fanfare/#comment-537997 bob e Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:18:35 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/11/nbc-joins-the-fanfare/#comment-537997 The NBC content has been available on Zune Marketplace for quite some time now. I am happy to see another player get in on the action as well. The NBC content has been available on Zune Marketplace for quite some time now. I am happy to see another player get in on the action as well.

]]> By: Marcus http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/11/nbc-joins-the-fanfare/#comment-537916 Marcus Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:26:09 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/11/nbc-joins-the-fanfare/#comment-537916 I wish more companies were like NBC or Universal and abandon iTunes, being a Linux user it is impossible for me to buy or use DRMed content bought on iTunes. I wish more companies were like NBC or Universal and abandon iTunes, being a Linux user it is impossible for me to buy or use DRMed content bought on iTunes.

]]> By: Mike Kobrin http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/11/nbc-joins-the-fanfare/#comment-537890 Mike Kobrin Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:57:42 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/11/nbc-joins-the-fanfare/#comment-537890 Yay! SanDisk is bringing back SneakerNet! Next up? Transfer music and videos to your portable player via wires -- no more pesky wireless! Seriously, I can't believe NBC is so shortsighted and technologically backwards that they would back this utterly ridiculous platform. I have a lot of respect for SanDisk, but this whole TakeTV thing is eroding that a bit. And it looks like the TV studios are even less tech savvy than the major record labels... Yay! SanDisk is bringing back SneakerNet! Next up? Transfer music and videos to your portable player via wires — no more pesky wireless!

Seriously, I can’t believe NBC is so shortsighted and technologically backwards that they would back this utterly ridiculous platform. I have a lot of respect for SanDisk, but this whole TakeTV thing is eroding that a bit.

And it looks like the TV studios are even less tech savvy than the major record labels…

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