Mar 9th, 2009
What I Want, as a net consumer.
Vendors, suppliers, companies, whoever heed these get my money.
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An HDTV that works with my computers. I am a computer person and use it as my DVR. I connect my computer to the TV in a painful way. I would like their relationship to be similar to the one between iTune and iPod, the TV being the iPod. The physical connection should be simply BlueTooth, USB, or Ethernet. Don’t create new connectors.
I don’t want another computer in my living room Gateway2000-style. I just want my TV to be computer friendly or network savvy.
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Downloadable music and video without DRM. Online contents should enjoy the same rights as traditional media. If I buy a CD or DVD, I can rip it into my computer, give or lend it to my friends, and use it on as many devices as I please. If I pay for a song or movie online, why can’t I have the same rights?
On similar note, I want CDs and DVDs to be priced as if they are selling in China or India. I can buy perfectly legal “Asia exclusive editions” for a fraction of the costs. They play equally well for my iPod. The world, after all, is flat.
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I want all portable devices to use the same charger, preferably without any connector. I would like to throw all my portable devices on the coffee table and find them fully charged the next morning. This technology exists. Can’t be that hard.
As an acceptable secondary option, please all use the small USB connector.
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Hulu that caches. With today’s fatter pipe, I still get buffering pauses for a full-length movie. I also want to watch them when there is no connection. The point of Hulu is for me to watch those commercials, having a copy locally should not matter.
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No subscription. I want NetFlix, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, Economist, etc. sold per issue. Offer me the same options available in the print world. I can buy an issue from the stand; I can also subscribe.
Same thing with the hot-spot wireless services. Once in a while, a better connection, or the only one, requires me to pay. I am OK with paying for them. A better service should be rewarded with my money.
I just want the experience of purchasing two hours of internet connection similar to buying a cup of coffee or tank of gasoline. Here is my credit card. Thank you. Done..