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More digital sillynonsense from Jeff Putz

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Not going to comment on anything but one little piece, because it's something I actually have an opinion on:

[i]"Frankly, I'm thankful that Jobs is bullying people in Hollywood. That's the way it should be. Hollywood has been bullying tech with a fraction of tech's revenue for decades. That's entirely backward."[/i]

I couldn't disagree more. It works because Hollywood is the content provider. Without the content most of the tech is useless.

It's actually one of my pet peeves.

YouTube without the world providing free content? Useless.

iTunes without the movie and music industries proving content? A storing house for second rate, home-made entertainment.

MySpace without the masses? Nothing but code.

I understand that I'm a dying breed when it comes to this, but the shift of importance from content to delivery really devalues the work of content providers on all levels.

I also understand that in an increasingly tech-ruled world that the best means of distribution are these tech-based outlets, but at best it's a "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" scenario.

In the end, the content would get to people without the tech, but the tech is nothing (in many cases) without the content.

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