Even I, a person with pretty much no entreprenurial sense whatsoever, knew that
the $25 membership was a bad long-term business move. Sadly, those new to the
Prince way of thinking probably believed that "lifetime" meant THEIR lifetime,
not the lifetime of his attentian span.
I do think if he offered more than just concert tickets, overpriced merchandise
and token bits and pieces of music and video hardcore fans could have kept the
site alive and profitable for him.
Oh well. I will definately miss the access to tickets, but I am hopeful at
least that will come back. And maybe if he charges a reasonable yearly fee all
of us tried and true fans will still have that access without the clutter of
those who arrived during Musicology and went just as fast.
I also have to say, this is so Prince: Win awards and recognition, then, in
essence, say "<Yawn>, what's next?"
Rob
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From: NuPwrSoul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> From a business perspective that $25 "lifetime" membership was a horrible
> financial model from the very start--in order for the club to make money it
> depended on a constant addition of NEW members, while the existing members
> probably wore out their profitability in terms of bandwidth, etc. after the
> first year.
>
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