Phil Leigh Quotes on Business & Commerce (6 Quotes)

All the prices do seem to move in lock step. There has been talk of raising prices for several months. I'm surprised (music companies) raised the issue. It's clear the industry convention is 99 cents.

So it's hardly a shock that AOL Time Warner would want to unload its music division. Music is in transition, ... AOL doesn't want to focus on a business in transition.

One reason Yahoo came at this price was they wanted to make it difficult for Amazon and MTV and people like that, that have waited so long to get into the business. I think it's going to be really quite interesting to see what Amazon offers, in terms of pricing.

The problems facing Hollywood regarding legitimate downloads are in some ways the same ones the music industry has faced. Unfortunately, the movie industry obviously hasn't learned from the mistakes made by the music business. Rather than launch with an all-you-can-eat offering -- the approach the industry's free competitors are winning with -- Hollywood is moving too cautiously and weighing down the few titles it makes available with too many hooks and time restrictions. The initial usage rules are pretty restrictive, ... A good reason for downloading a movie is to take it on a business trip. The 24-hour limitation makes that a problem.

It's certainly not good news for Sony because sales are already declining across the industry.

If the Beatles did come on board, I'd imagine you'd see a lot of publicity. It would have the effect of pressing down the accelerator a bit in the online music business.