Thats not correct at all. Maybe for video distribution, but we're not talking about video distribution here. Most of these 'consumer delivery' oriented companies (names unmentioned) have had some form of valid content. Their mistake has always been to choose content (not run of the mill either, most I've worked on have managed to get some big names in their respective content fields) that anyone could just as easily get with a DSL or cable connection (streaming video, games, coupons, distance learning, movie trailers, website caches, newspapers, etc. - all the things you're trying to push in your distribution model). And except for the case of actual video content (which is not in your equation) - all of this is easy to come by in some shape or another. As for distribution networks - Cyberstar, iBlast, etc ... these all had pretty solid distribution networks. As for devices out there right now - I don't see anyone buying those MSN weather watches. The only type of data distribution that is working with success is instant messaging and ringtones - and both of these are a social experience -- which is exactly what makes them wired, and stuff like coupons, shopping lists, and newspaper downloads tired. .. I still see some people pushing coupons and website caching (the 'we'll send you the top 100' nebulous nonsense variation) though. Sigh. Cheers Kon > At 1:03 PM -0400 4/17/04, Kon wrote: > >Tell me, what are we going to deliver? In the last 8 years no-one has > >been able to pick a business model for content that works. Its no > >coincidence that nearly every consumer service via data delivery has > >failed (admittedly some of the places have had more money than sense or > >the token clown to mess things up, but..). And the places that are > >doing b2b and have succeeded already have a satellite or internet- based > >network in place - no switching to DTV there (no need). > > To be more accurate, nobody has been able to bypass the gatekeepers > of content and distribution. There is no way to create the new > businesses that I have described, because the people who control the > most valuable content and the most pervasive distribution networks do > not want these new businesses to upset the status quo. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.