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how by giving it to apple who owns 1% of the market when it comes to computers?Originally posted by Breakbeat View Post
didnt think so. good night buddy.Comment
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does the truth hurt?Originally posted by Breakbeat View PostYou are a funny troll.........
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Originally posted by roheleo View Post
Why The Blu-Ray Rumors Make No Sense
4:29 pm, August 9th, 2009, Leander Kahney
Apple is rumored to be adding Blu-Ray to the iTunes, but why would it undercut its brand new online HD rental service?
New rumors this weekend suggest that Blu-Ray may finally be coming to the Mac. But while Blu-Ray is high on many people’s wish list, the rumors just don’t make sense.
Citing a “pretty reliable source,” Boy Genius Report says Blu-Ray is coming to iTunes 9, maybe as soon as September. The rumor jibes with a particularly vague story on AppleInsider suggesting that new iMacs will get new features (yeah, it’s almost sounds like self-parody), possibly Blu-Ray.
But although Blu-Ray format is gaining popularity, it’s unlikely to come to the Mac, ever. Here’s why:
HD Movies on iTunes: Apple just added HD movie rentals to the iTunes online store in March. Why would Apple undercut its new service with Blu-Ray?
It’s a Bag of Hurt: Even though Apple is a long-standing member of the Blu-Ray association, Blu-Ray licensing is still expensive. Last year Steve Jobs called Blu-Ray licensing a “bag of hurt” and explained: “The licensing is so complex. We’re waiting until things settle down, and waiting until Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace before we burden our customers with the cost of the licensing and the cost of the drives.”
Blu-Ray Still Pricey: Blu-Ray hardware is still expensive. Despite falling prices, Blu-Ray players still cost about $200. Many analysts think Blu-Ray won’t really take off until players are $100 or less.
Solid State Is The Future: Optical media is dying. Apple’s already dropped CD/DVD from the MacBook Air, just like it dropped the floppy drive from the iMac in 1998. It’s a sign of things to come. Witness the addition of an SD Card slot to the new MacBook Pro 13-inch. Solid state media like SD Cards will replace spinning optical disks; and probably quicker than we expect, given the fast-falling prices of flash memory chips.
Some movie studios are already starting to ship movies on solid state memory cards. In Japan, Walt Disney is offering National Treasure and Pirates of the Caribbean on microSD drives (It’s probably unrelated, but Jobs sits on Disney’s board). In the U.S., a pair of companies is preparing to release movies on USB memory sticks.
The H.264 codec developed by Apple that underlies MPEG-4 is becoming standard for compressing online video. It’s also a good format for compressing HD movies for SD cards. If Apple is going to support physical media, it’s more likely to be memory cards than spinning disksComment
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Originally posted by Breakbeat View PostWhy The Blu-Ray Rumors Make No Sense
4:29 pm, August 9th, 2009, Leander Kahney
Apple is rumored to be adding Blu-Ray to the iTunes, but why would it undercut its brand new online HD rental service?
New rumors this weekend suggest that Blu-Ray may finally be coming to the Mac. But while Blu-Ray is high on many people’s wish list, the rumors just don’t make sense.
Citing a “pretty reliable source,” Boy Genius Report says Blu-Ray is coming to iTunes 9, maybe as soon as September. The rumor jibes with a particularly vague story on AppleInsider suggesting that new iMacs will get new features (yeah, it’s almost sounds like self-parody), possibly Blu-Ray.
But although Blu-Ray format is gaining popularity, it’s unlikely to come to the Mac, ever. Here’s why:
HD Movies on iTunes: Apple just added HD movie rentals to the iTunes online store in March. Why would Apple undercut its new service with Blu-Ray?
It’s a Bag of Hurt: Even though Apple is a long-standing member of the Blu-Ray association, Blu-Ray licensing is still expensive. Last year Steve Jobs called Blu-Ray licensing a “bag of hurt” and explained: “The licensing is so complex. We’re waiting until things settle down, and waiting until Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace before we burden our customers with the cost of the licensing and the cost of the drives.”
Blu-Ray Still Pricey: Blu-Ray hardware is still expensive. Despite falling prices, Blu-Ray players still cost about $200. Many analysts think Blu-Ray won’t really take off until players are $100 or less.
Solid State Is The Future: Optical media is dying. Apple’s already dropped CD/DVD from the MacBook Air, just like it dropped the floppy drive from the iMac in 1998. It’s a sign of things to come. Witness the addition of an SD Card slot to the new MacBook Pro 13-inch. Solid state media like SD Cards will replace spinning optical disks; and probably quicker than we expect, given the fast-falling prices of flash memory chips.
Some movie studios are already starting to ship movies on solid state memory cards. In Japan, Walt Disney is offering National Treasure and Pirates of the Caribbean on microSD drives (It’s probably unrelated, but Jobs sits on Disney’s board). In the U.S., a pair of companies is preparing to release movies on USB memory sticks.
The H.264 codec developed by Apple that underlies MPEG-4 is becoming standard for compressing online video. It’s also a good format for compressing HD movies for SD cards. If Apple is going to support physical media, it’s more likely to be memory cards than spinning disks
So your saying that Apple is bringing out online HD movie rentals? Oh, you mean buy them on ITunes...
I was able to do that 2 years ago on my XBox 360.. A Microsoft product... I was able to buy them and OWN them on PS3 for a while now.... NEXT!!!Comment
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So does my XBox.. They had HD films YEARS ago... NEXT!!!!Originally posted by Breakbeat View PostComment
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Apple is a great company.. They copied Microsoft...Smart!!Originally posted by Breakbeat View PostComment
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