Techdirt has an interesting point about the announcement of iTunes launching on Motorola.
Namely, have they forgotten to build in a cut for operators? If so, will the operators kill it?
The wireless carriers are notorious for supporting closed systems, and making sure that they get a cut of any transaction that goes through a mobile phone. While this is a shortsighted move that has slowed down the creation and adoption of wireless services and applications, the carriers still insist on sticking to that plan, under the weird belief that they know best what applications and services subscribers will use (and pay for).
Surely Motorola can’t have overlooked this? When you move quickly (and instinct says this was a deal that happened quickly), mistakes can happen. But not, I think, as basic as this. It would be like Mars launching a new chocolate bar and forgetting to build in a margin for the retailer.
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