Comments on: With 3M downloads, MLB app hits it out of the park http://gigaom.com/2012/04/12/with-3m-downloads-mlb-app-hits-it-out-of-the-park/ Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mplsboywonder http://gigaom.com/2012/04/12/with-3m-downloads-mlb-app-hits-it-out-of-the-park/#comment-830451 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:04:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=510402#comment-830451 You would think that people that know sports would be able to comprehend local blackouts. Plenty of MLB teams would cease to exist if 30% of their income was not from television contracts. Of course your local team is blacked out. That network contract probably helps pay most of your teams bankroll.

]]> By: Will http://gigaom.com/2012/04/12/with-3m-downloads-mlb-app-hits-it-out-of-the-park/#comment-829640 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:28:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=510402#comment-829640 Actually, MLB 2012 is a free download …. you can use in app purchases to get a better experience, but unlike previous years you don’t have to pay the $15 up front … so maybe the big numbers aren’t such a big surprise.

]]> By: Ian Isanberg http://gigaom.com/2012/04/12/with-3m-downloads-mlb-app-hits-it-out-of-the-park/#comment-829615 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:13:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=510402#comment-829615 I wish I could get At Bat 12. I paid for At Bat in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and it was money well spent.

Why am I not getting it this year? The 2012 iOS version only supports iOS 5, which means it can’t run on my 2008 non-jailbroken iPhone 3G. MLB did the same thing last year, with the 2011 app only for iOS 4, preventing first generation iPhones and iPod Touch devices.

If MLB continues this trend next year, not only will the iPhone 3G be out of play, but quite possibly the first generation iPad. There are MILLIONS of these devices still in use, which previously could get MLB At Bat, but now can’t. My suggestion for the 2013 edition is to work for one or two prior iOS versions, and not just the original one.

MLB game audio, however is available on older iOS devices through the SiriusXM app, but only to subscribers that have both a satellite radio and internet radio account.

]]> By: Don http://gigaom.com/2012/04/12/with-3m-downloads-mlb-app-hits-it-out-of-the-park/#comment-829582 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:03:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=510402#comment-829582 I’m with Paul on this one. The local blackouts are described in small print and in a way that doesn’t make sense to the average buyer. I’ve had 3 friends all tell me about how awesome this was and didn’t realize they wouldn’t be able to watch the local team live. When I called last year to complain and cancel the service, the MLB.TV rep said that this was their biggest problem and drove everyone nuts!

]]> By: Paul http://gigaom.com/2012/04/12/with-3m-downloads-mlb-app-hits-it-out-of-the-park/#comment-829578 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:47:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=510402#comment-829578 What a lot of people don’t know is that MLB’s streaming subscription blocks your home teams (the teams playing within x miles of your registration zip code) whether they’re playing at home or away. And they give you 5 days to cancel a subscription. Beware.

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