It'll likely continue to be ahead of the R&D curve.

It's further proof of traditional media reaching beyond the living room. The mobile device world will only become more prolific.

Amazon would serve itself well by having an open platform because that typically gets you to the sweet spot of the market: the masses. It is also probably a profitable venture to go into a subscription model, which gives customers more peace of mind to download without looking at how many music titles they are downloading.

We're still in Phase 1 of broadband video, and we're not likely to see any near-term impact on cable or satellite.

We're just scratching the surface in Turin. The television will become more obsolete.