Jim J’s Comments

• Oct 2nd, 2009 @ 12:54pm

  Re:

  on BPI Unhappy With Techdirt, Seeks To Correct The Record... But Still Gets It Wrong
  "Keep up the good work Mike."
  
  Hey at least you said SOMETHING I can agree with. I give you a point for that.
• Sep 23rd, 2009 @ 8:36am

  Re: speculation much

  on Why Did Apple Approve Spotify?
  And yet, here you are trying to generate some discussion on what's wrong with the format. Isn't it great that you potentially have a voice in it instead of being fed the content in a way you have no control over besides consume or not-consume?
• Sep 23rd, 2009 @ 8:35am

  Or maybe they just aren't at all afraid of Spotify

  on Why Did Apple Approve Spotify?
  I am pretty sure Steve Jobs has went on the record as saying something to the effect of "Streaming music services will never be something the general public cares about."
  
  Granted, his/Apple's position could have changed on that but maybe they just don't see any threat from these streaming apps, are not working on a competitor to it, and didn't block is because they aren't afraid of it.
  
  All speculation of course...
• Jun 11th, 2009 @ 9:59am

  Valve's Attitude (as Jim Johnson)

  on Is EA Realizing That Pirates Are Just Underserved Customers?
  I think it's worth pointing out that Valve has had this opinion all along.
  
  http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/valve-pirates-are-just-underserved-customers/?biz=1 &page=1
  
  If you want to look at a game company that understands its customers and how to make money, take a look at Valve & Steam. It's amazing how easy that make it to impulse-buy new video games by offering frequent sales where you get huge value packs of games for as low as $5-$10.
• Apr 22nd, 2009 @ 12:11pm

  WSJ story hardly registers on the FUD-o-meter (as Jim)

  on Lobbyists Get Congress To Investigate P2P Software... Rather Than Bad Security And Employee Carelessness
  Reading over the quick blurb on the WSJ, it actually contains a quote from the "head of a P2P trade organization" which tells people to keep their software up to date for security features. The quote by Arts+Labs guy includes "But if you insist, he says to take the time to understand how the software you downloaded works."
  
  I definitely agree with the general idea of this post, but I don't think the WSJ article is really that big a piece of FUD. It seems more to be saying "P2P could be used to share things you don't want to share if you aren't careful." I have a hard time not agreeing with that stance.