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freehe
freehe
3/30/2017 8:05:13 AM
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I do not understand why it is so hard for telco companies to realize that customers want what they want, not what the companies want. When companies first started they focused on the customers, their wants and needs, future needs. Now since many companies actually generate a profit they suddenly believe that technology can tell them what customers want or that they know what customers want without ever asking them. Sigh!

 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
3/29/2017 5:32:03 PM
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@dcawrey - I suppose that's a fair point as well. Decision-fatigue. A lot of people probably are over-whelmed by the sheer number of choices. Which almost makes skinny bundles the more lucrative, and preferable option for companies to go down, even if a lot of people think they'd prefer a la carte. I have to wonder too, in an a la carte world, what exactly would happen to all of those poor, poor infomercial channels.... would they get tacked on with another channel to help potentially lower the a la carte price, or would they just take their leave? I can't imagine anyone actually choosing to have those channels..... 

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afwriter
afwriter
3/28/2017 11:15:41 PM
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Re: Is "watching" active or passive?
"When you're kid leaves the room and you realize that you have been watching Super Why by yourself for 10 minutes."

Seriously though, I think it is just in our social nature now. We have been programmed to think that other people care about what we're doing, where we are, and what we're eating. Social media companies have done a great job at convincing us of this.

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elizabethv
elizabethv
3/28/2017 10:45:06 PM
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Re: Is "watching" active or passive?
@afwriter - Live posting is just another aspect of media today that is probably something I never would have dreamed of. Earlier today my kids fell asleep watching a movie, so I ended up being the one at least kind of watching it. And then I even ended up posting to Facebook that I was the one watching the movie, while my kids were sleeping. Why do we share these details on Facebook? I'm not even the kind of person that collects friends on Facebook. Every person I am friends with I have met face-to-face, and had met face-to-face prior to being friends with them on Facebook. Still, I felt these people needed to know that my kids had fallen asleep while watching a movie, and then I was left watching the movie. 

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afwriter
afwriter
3/28/2017 6:48:14 PM
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Re: Bring A La Carte prices down
They have to make money somehow. We need to remember that this kind of programming is still in its infancy as well. I am sure we will see many a la carte and skinny bundles come and go until the market is saturated (which it is arguably already.)

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afwriter
afwriter
3/28/2017 6:48:14 PM
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Re: Bring A La Carte prices down
They have to make money somehow. We need to remember that this kind of programming is still in its infancy as well. I am sure we will see many a la carte and skinny bundles come and go until the market is saturated (which it is arguably already.)

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afwriter
afwriter
3/28/2017 6:45:50 PM
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Re: Is "watching" active or passive?
Is watching ever passive anymore? I am sure for a select few it is, but I feel like we are all always doing something else, even if it is live-posting about the show we are watching.

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afwriter
afwriter
3/28/2017 6:44:18 PM
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Re: We all know this guy
So true, It doesn't have to be more expensive if you have an idea of what you want before you start ordering.

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dcawrey
dcawrey
3/28/2017 5:26:25 PM
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Re: We all know this guy
Making people choose is never easy. I say this because whenever I go to Subway I feel like people struggle with all the options. 

The content industry should take heed. Both should reduce the overall available number of toppings if you ask me. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
3/28/2017 5:24:59 PM
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Re: Is "watching" active or passive?
ms. akkineni - I fall in that category. Something seems amiss in my house if the TV isn't on. That doesn't mean anyone is watching it, or even close to paying attention. My kids typically play whatever games they want, I go about cleaning, or tending to them. But the TV is on regardless. Heck, it's running right now and they're all asleep in front of it. 

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