Something to think about. NBC claims that one of the reasons behind its move is that iPods contain a large amount of pirated material and wants Apple to make piracy impossible on the iTunes Stores file formats. Besides being a flat out guess about the amount of pirated material on the typical iPod, find it ironic for the following reasons:
1.) Can one is easily share content purchased from the iTunes store? If so, what is the percentage that does?
2.) NBCs programing will become pirated material on the iPod if there is no convenient place to buy it.
It boils down to ignorance and greed. Three years ago, an “already-aired” TV program was either, garbage or if it was good, up on the syndication market months if not years after the airing. iTunes basically sells recycled products, the networks profit…but alas…not enough profit for NBC apparently.