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[dean collins]

> > As some of you on this list know one of my companies is working with
> > www.akimbo.com on distributing their vod network overseas, the
content
> > providers who have signed on with Akimbo (bbc, turner, A&E as well
as
> > the 400 minor providers) are taking a very realistic and proactive
> > stance in the future of distributing their content on a global
basis.
> 
> 
> >
> > For anyone to suggest this is going to go away is kidding
themselves.
> 
> Ah, but we all know how adept big industries are at kidding
> themselves :-D
> 
> -JAC

[DC] 
I don't know I think you would be surprised about how they are coming
around, if 'dvd jon' 'sean napster parker' are responsible for one thing
it is that any 'titan' can be tumbled by some 18 year old working out of
their parents basement.

I gave a presentation to a group of VC's last month on 

"The issues of competing with an 18 year old;
	- With zero capital expenses 	
	- No desire for net worth
	- The ability to halve your outlay on your recent mezzanine
round of financing overnight before you even know they existed".

It went down with a hoot, but they got the point I was putting across
about outlaying real cash in a world where cash has no value.

I think when you look at major initiatives that BT have made in the UK
involving IP telephony that big industries are capable of change when
they see the writing on the wall.


Cheers,
Dean