Wow, posts like that really enhance your credibility.
Note last paragraph of this OFFICIAL company PR. I doubt they would be saying things like this if they just one-offed the design and that was the end of their revenue from the deal.
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E.DIGITAL ANNOUNCES FOLLOW-ON ORDER OF APS’ DIGEPLAYER™ BY ALASKA AIRLINES
SAN DIEGO, CA – May 18, 2004 – e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG) today announced that Alaska Airlines has ordered 620 additional units of APS’ digEplayer™ under their agreement to purchase up to 6,000 units over the next five years.
APS’ digEplayer 5500 is the world’s first portable, Video-On-Demand, in-flight entertainment system. The digEplayer can hold over 30 full length feature movies, including first run movies not yet available on video, and hours of television programming, music and other entertainment options.
“The digEplayer has been a real crowd pleaser from the day it was introduced,” said Dave Palmer, managing director of marketing at Alaska Airlines. “In fact, it has been so popular that we’ve often not had enough units aboard to satisfy customer demand. This order helps us with that and it also allows us to begin to expand the routes on which we offer this one-of-a-kind portable entertainment system.”
Currently, Alaska Airlines offers the digEplayer on its transcontinental routes. The airline makes the units available free of charge in first class and offers them for a $10 fee in the main cabin. Units can be reserved in advance while purchasing tickets through the Web by going to www.alaskaair.com.
“Alaska Airlines has taken a leading position in in-flight entertainment among the carriers by offering a portable, full-featured video on demand (VOD) system,” said Bill Boyer, founder and chairman of APS. “e.Digital’s technology coupled with logistics support from Rockwell Collins and premium content from Twentieth Century Fox, and others, is proving to be a winning formula as we position the digEplayer as the VOD system of choice by airlines and other companies serving the travel and leisure industry”.
“Alaska Airlines’ follow-on order of APS’ digEplayer demonstrates the growing market acceptance of our personal video technology platform (PVP),” added Fred Falk, e.Digital’s president and CEO. “The team at APS has done a tremendous job getting the digEplayer off the ground. We are excited to be working with them in building this version of our PVP into an industry-leading standard.”
e.Digital expects to realize several million dollars in revenue from APS’ digEPlayer through product sales to airlines and other companies serving the travel and leisure industry, refurbishment fees and other services provided to APS.
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