When Apple wouldn’t go for NBC’s proposed $2.99 a download for its shows on iTunes, NBC CEO Jeff Zucker suggested they give up a cut of iPod sales. “Apple sold millions of dollars worth of hardware off the back of our content and made a lot of money,†Zucker said. “They did not want to share in what they were making off the hardware or allow us to adjust pricing.†Hmmm, no wonder the negotiations blew up. “NBC’s Jeff Zucker has got serious stones,” blogs CNET’s Tom Krazit.
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