Mike McGuire Quotes (23 Quotes)

This whole shift to digital media is enormous, and there's a lot of money at stake.

This whole class of products and services are really crucial to helping the industry make this transition into the digital media age. These could become tools that help more consumers realize that (digital) can be a better way of getting and discovering music.

If you're a content guy, you see the opportunity in streaming media. But something that makes you nervous is somebody coming out of nowhere with a patent claim.

I am not able to answer questions on that, There's a real fear that some of these victims are still angry. That's why the government is concerned.

Apple is defining digital media for consumers.

It is going to take a while for mobile music videos to become big business, so it is safer and more cost-effective to find a partner, ... MTV has established an infrastructure for mobile delivery, and it's a brand every teenager knows.

It's wonderful and unique stuff, and it's a clever way to do it. Being online and digital gives them the ability not to have to invest a whole lot of capital to distribute it.

It's another step for Apple to establish a little more credibility with those people that want to switch.

As I recall, three years ago these guys the music labels were wandering around with their hands out looking for someone to save them. It'd be rather silly to try to destabilize Steve Jobs, because iTunes is one of the few bright spots in the industry right now. He's got something that's working.

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There is the benefit of allowing me or any individual a way to place a stamp on the culture.

He is somebody who has learned from his difficulties before. He now has age, experience and wisdom.

Anything is a gamble when you come out with a new product, If you don't take care of your most popular product and innovate it, somebody else is going to take it away from you.

There's a whole lot of green field out there. Some people at labels are acting like all this is over because Apple has it. Guys, 98 percent of music purchases (are) still coming from somewhere other than online.

A lot of people who want this kind of content may not even bother with a TV anymore.

I don't think there's long-term value in saying here's another pipe to the same old TV. You may see Yahoo working with networks to adapt content or related content on TV to make it more appropriate to the Web.

The real importance is making sure the businesses understand the situation. In two or three years, collecting taxes will be forced and mandated. If this isn't something that's coming up at the investors meeting, you need to ask them the question again. This isn't going to go away.

It's important they're making this effort but what will be the proof points are when the rights holders (to the digital content) and device makers get on board.

This is going to be important to test the demand in the U.S. for using a mobile phone for something other than voice calls and text messages,

These folks just enjoy and are passionate about music and like to be the Lewis and Clark, if you will, about music among their friends. It's a statement of self.

It's an interesting idea. But you've got a whole bunch of audiences that have to be satisfied with this.

Clearly, what you're seeing is a realization that the consumer is at the center of all of this. A significant number of consumers feel they're a better programmer than anybody in the media industry.

Creating a seamless link between the device and the service is crucial, ... That's what Apple has done, and that's what Sony wants to do with the PSP. Consumers are nothing if not foragers of digital content. With the PSP, you can connect to the Internet, browse and download content other than games.