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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
I hear what you're saying. I just don't like the negativity some show.
So it's all about price. Again good and glad you will be pricing PrettyInCash.com & TeenGFs.com at a $1 with unlimited downloads. 
Seriously I started $5 porn with exactly the thought process you are using here and look how everyone tried to rip that apart. Was it because one of the billers was not working or they were scared $5 might become the price of a porn membership?
So would we be making more money by cutting out the affiliates or giving them a cut of $5 to sites with 20 videos in?
There is also the question of whether the iTunes price is possible because of the people paying full price. |
Did you read what I posted at all? It's about price and convenience - and it's the same with any product or service.
Will you buy apples at Tesco, 5km down the road for 50p, or at the shop on the corner, 95p? Your considerations were price versus convenience.
iTunes pricing is actually fairly standard in terms of price per track, compared to a CD - but the advantage is convenience: No need to go to a shop, DRM free songs, instant downloads. Value + convenience makes it a much more attractive option than getting a CD, or trawling TPB for the 128kbs cut.
In regards to software, obviously you're not familiar (or ignored) the comments about vALVE and STEAM: they're online downloading platforms for games. They're basically iTunes, but for games. Prices are still realistic ( ~50US for a game), but with the conveniences previously mentioned - and they're very successful.
And yes, TeenGFs has $1 trials, excellent conversions, and great retention. Thanks for noticing ;)