Post it's really huge but some ideas are to be brought to the table.

Firstofall, as it's stated: " ... that is a problem for the content owners: the initiative comes from a "gadget maker", not one of them"

I don't see any problem at all but an edge. If content owners by themselves start designing their own "gadgets" we could face a situation were compatibility is lost. That could even cause that the same content is not suitable for different containers and therefore, the need of rebuying it several times to suit different platforms.

This will lead us to an uncertain situation where contents are to be designed for containers. Is SOny-PSII and their games facing the same situation? That's a clear lost of flexibility when chaining content to containers. Is that free market? Do the content owners want to be chained? Who will manage the market: contents or containers?

Of course, from piracy point of view that's a spotlight at the end of the tunnel but what's the price for? Is Container market the same that contents market? Do they apply the same rules? Vertical integration is usefull or, welcome to joint-ventures? And what's more we should bear in mind that even Sony is not succeeding. Who doesn't know a friend of a friend who has seen illegal copies anywhere?

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Enrique cabello

Post it's really huge but some ideas are to be brought to the table.

First of all, as it's stated: " ... that is a problem for the content owners: the initiative comes from a "gadget maker", not one of them"

I don't see any problem at all but an edge. If content owners by themselves start designing their own "gadgets" we could face a situation were compatibility is lost. That could even cause that the same content is not suitable for different containers and therefore, the need of rebuying it several times to suit different platforms.

This will lead us to an uncertain situation where contents are to be designed for containers. Is SOny-PSII and their games facing the same situation? That's a clear lost of flexibility when chaining content to containers. Is that free market? Do the content owners want to be chained? Who will manage the market: contents or containers?

Of course, from the piracy point of view that's a spotlight at the end of the tunnel but what's the price for? Is Container market the same that contents market? Do they apply the same rules? Vertical integration is usefull or, welcome to joint-ventures? And what's more we should bear in mind that even Sony is not succeeding. Who doesn't know a friend of a friend who has seen illegal copies anywhere?