Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 8071488)

Thaks for posting.
There are some interesting discussions on that forum. Can't believe the Director of Digital Communications from Time Warner Cable dropped in to make a comment.

Originally Posted by Bob Dole (Post 8071500)

If Bob Dole wasn't in the middle of negotiating the contract for both our new residence hall's CATV, he could probably get a current sheet from the local provider. Doubt he's going to want to show his cards at the moment, though.

Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 8070761)

Not saying anything of the sort. There is no basis for comparison as the ala carte system is nothing more than conjecture at this point with no concrete price points for comparison.

I was merely pointing out that often times items purchased ala carte have a higher per-unit price than they did when bundled. It is atypical of merchants to leave money on the table; a fact that certainly holds true when the name "Apple" is involved.

Originally Posted by Bob Dole (Post 8070788)

Here's a March 2010 list of wholesale subscriber fees. http://consumerist.com/2010/03/list-...-you-hate.html

Originally Posted by listopencil (Post 8069714)

It would end the nickel-and-dime bullshit that cable and satellite shoves at you. I recently glanced at the options in my area. They actually have music channels (not video, just music) and shopping networks slapped into every package. Yeah, I'm sure everyone wants to pay money to watch commercials and listen to the radio. If Apple offers true a la carte programming, than that will be the first Apple product I heartily endorse an consume. Of course it's Apple. So it might just be nothing new priced as if it were a tech breakthrough.