Oops, Brilliant Digital Having A Bad Cash Day - P2P-Zone

JackSpratts · 17-08-02, 09:06 PM

By Evan Hansen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Brilliant Digital Entertainment on Thursday said it collected $375,000 in net revenue for the second quarter, down 42 percent from $652,000 in the comparable second quarter of 2001.

Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Brilliant Digital, whose Altnet peer-to-peer software comes bundled with the popular Kazaa file-swapping client, reported a net loss of about $2 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $1.2 million, or 8 cents per share, for the same period last year.

Brilliant Digital Chief Executive Kevin Bermeister attributed the drop in revenue to initial costs associated with a shift in corporate strategy from 3D animation production to advertising and content distribution services offered through Altnet.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-950003.html

- js.

MagicMorpheus · 17-08-02, 09:28 PM

That's a lot of money. I certainly would be angry over that other programs rip off the original KaZaA such as KaZaA Lite and add-on Diet Kaza but I'm furious over the fact that they included spyware in their product.

Merijn · 18-08-02, 02:08 AM

Well, like they say: easy come, easy go.

They got money for free in the first place (not to mention with unscrupulous spyware bundling). I hope they rot in hell.

17-08-02, 09:06 PM	#1
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,018	Oops, Brilliant Digital Having A Bad Cash Day (via c\|net & wt) By Evan Hansen Staff Writer, CNET News.com Brilliant Digital Entertainment on Thursday said it collected $375,000 in net revenue for the second quarter, down 42 percent from $652,000 in the comparable second quarter of 2001. Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Brilliant Digital, whose Altnet peer-to-peer software comes bundled with the popular Kazaa file-swapping client, reported a net loss of about $2 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $1.2 million, or 8 cents per share, for the same period last year. Brilliant Digital Chief Executive Kevin Bermeister attributed the drop in revenue to initial costs associated with a shift in corporate strategy from 3D animation production to advertising and content distribution services offered through Altnet. http://news.com.com/2100-1023-950003.html - js.

17-08-02, 09:28 PM	#2
MagicMorpheus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 275	Re: Oops, Brilliant Digital Having A Bad Cash Day (via c\|net & wt) That's a lot of money. I certainly would be angry over that other programs rip off the original KaZaA such as KaZaA Lite and add-on Diet Kaza but I'm furious over the fact that they included spyware in their product.

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18-08-02, 02:08 AM	#3
Merijn Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: NL Posts: 107	Well, like they say: easy come, easy go. They got money for free in the first place (not to mention with unscrupulous spyware bundling). I hope they rot in hell.