Re: who cares? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r16523616 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:00:19 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:00:19 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16547615 mbnt : Whatever.  Posting replied on here is like talkin' to brick walls.  Everyone's out to just flame each other.
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said by RadioDoc See Profile :

Not catering to 5% of the market? Big loss there... :uhh:
I thought I read that Apple now held closer to 10% of the market now somewhere?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16541403 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:53:20 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16541234 jwsmiths4 : You mean guaranteed? So was the iPod when that was launched :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16541234 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:31:42 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16529426 MysticGogeta : Not really they figure people are ignorant to buy a iPod and pay 99 cents per song when there's other cheaper LEGAL music downloading company's out there, Then there ignorant enough to spend 10 bucks to say "Hey check this out I'm cool now with a rented IPod movie on my IPod video"
If there's enough stupid people buying this to make a profit then they win and I'm pretty damn sure they will clean up on it. But hey there apple I guess that makes there business practice better then microsoft cause there the little guy but they do the same things.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16529426 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:22:37 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16527258 insomniac84 :
said by AnonProxy See Profile :

A huge failure waiting to happen...iron out purchase agreements for $9.99 per move and I'm in.
Are you nuts, $9.99 is the price of a full dvd with its quality and extra content. Just the barebones movie, try 5 bucks tops.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16527258 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:25:50 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16526654 RadioDoc : Not catering to 5% of the market? Big loss there... :uhh:
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said by xmrocks See Profile :

Maybe if you actually read my post, you would have read that I said I don't know of any other sites.

Thanks for the flame!
I'm sorry, it wasn't about flaming. :)
I just simply hate all of those false Apple-related urban legends and wnated to set the record straight. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16526637 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:00:53 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16526604 kamm :
said by mbnt See Profile :

There are numerous online movie stores out there:

»www.movielink.com
»www.vongo.com
»www.cinemanow.com
»www.atomfilms.com - this one offers FREE downloads including Atomfilms Hi-Def
What an ignorant answer, those sites don't even cater to Mac users with their Windows Media DRM garbage.
Umm look who's talking... the original statement was only about being first.

(BTW it'd be more than funny if somebody would proudly claim Apple did something first on OS X only. :D)

Besides that a single-digit market force like OS X doesn't really convince anybody to develop something specific for them - because the fact of the matter is Apple decided not to develop anything that would play WMV, only MS had put out some shitty-buggy beta for a while...

Talk about showing sheer ignorance... :uhh:

PS: WMV and WMVHD or VC-1 is far superior to anything Apple was able to come up - same or better quality with lower hw requirements, you know...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16526604 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:56:49 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16525433 mbnt :
There are numerous online movie stores out there:

»www.movielink.com
»www.vongo.com
»www.cinemanow.com
»www.atomfilms.com - this one offers FREE downloads including Atomfilms Hi-Def
What an ignorant answer, those sites don't even cater to Mac users with their Windows Media DRM garbage.
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Thanks for the flame!
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said by AnonProxy See Profile :

A huge failure waiting to happen...iron out purchase agreements for $9.99 per move and I'm in.
"Apple's decision to implement a rental model for movies will be a major departure for the company and Jobs. Apple had been trying for months to persuade the movie studios that the a-la-carte model of buying individual titles, as the iTunes Music Store offers with music, was the way to go. The studios, however, have been fixed on offering only a subscription or rental-based model."

The movie studios are idiots.

The iTunes music store thrives even though many, many people still steal music. By giving consumers an option of buying movies online they are basically getting "Free" money that would normally be lost.

While I'm sure many here prefer piracy, there are always people that want to be legit, and currently no one wants to sell downloads to them.

If this rumor is true, I would have to imagine the other announcement is an iPod designed for movie viewing...
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said by xmrocks See Profile :

said by TKJunkMail See Profile :

A rental in the $2 to $4 range is the max it should go.
Agreed about the price. However, I still think it'll be a big success down the road. At first, I'm thinking iTunes/Apple will get slammed with criticism about it but still be a pioneer in that respect of bring movies to your desktop for a price (at least I know of know Mac-compatible sites for movie rentals/downloads at the current time though I'm sure there are Windows-based sites).

And people will rent the movies -- that's the thing. I agree they'd be dummies for doing it, but I have a hunch it'll be successful. Call me crazy :p
Ummm please, stop right here. Don't start another fake 'being-first' urban legend about Apple (like CD-ROM, DVD, gigabit, Firewire etc), please.

There are numerous online movie stores out there:

»www.movielink.com
»www.vongo.com
»www.cinemanow.com
»www.atomfilms.com - this one offers FREE downloads including Atomfilms Hi-Def

And of course, there are lots of free movies already available on Google Video, Veoh or other existing video sites.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524591 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:13:50 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524507 knightmb : Your sarcasm detector is broken, so LOL all around.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524507 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:04:00 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524489 kamm :
said by TKJunkMail See Profile :

said by cableties See Profile :

$9.99?? Make it $2 and I'd think about it.
Wait. No Thanks. I get Netflix and at the rate I watch films, it has to be "" $2 a movie.
A rental in the $2 to $4 range is the max it should go. Between Netflix, Blockbuster, cable PPV, etc. offering these movies, anything higher than that from iTunes and the renters would be dummies for paying it.
Exactly. Even $4 is ridiculously high compared to PPV which you can record.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524489 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:00:30 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524478 kamm : Steve... is it you?

FYI: $9.99 would be hilarious, a granted failure.
You can buy movies on DVD from $9, let alone that Netflix starts at $6/mo.

They have to price it at $2 or less otherwise it won't fly.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524478 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:59:42 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524327 yabos : You can already play the TV shows you can buy on your computer or your TV if you hook your computer up to your TV so LOL you don't know what you're talking about.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524327 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:40:48 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524318 yabos : 9.99 to OWN is what he's talking about. Renting would obviously be cheaper cause who would pay 10 bucks to rent a downloaded movie. I'd say the success will be based on the quality of the movies. If they're the iPod resolution of 320x240 then I can't see a lot of people buying them. TV shows can get away with this quality because they're usually not "action" like a lot of movies are. You want a large screen for a movie but not necessarily a TV show.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16524318 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:39:37 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16523929 knightmb : Who wants to bet that you can *only* play them on the iPod? That way you have to watch the movie on the little screen, LOL.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16523929 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:42:15 EDT Re: who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16523616 xmrocks :
said by TKJunkMail See Profile :

A rental in the $2 to $4 range is the max it should go.
Agreed about the price. However, I still think it'll be a big success down the road. At first, I'm thinking iTunes/Apple will get slammed with criticism about it but still be a pioneer in that respect of bring movies to your desktop for a price (at least I know of know Mac-compatible sites for movie rentals/downloads at the current time though I'm sure there are Windows-based sites).

And people will rent the movies -- that's the thing. I agree they'd be dummies for doing it, but I have a hunch it'll be successful. Call me crazy :p
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said by cableties See Profile :

$9.99?? Make it $2 and I'd think about it.
Wait. No Thanks. I get Netflix and at the rate I watch films, it has to be "" $2 a movie.
A rental in the $2 to $4 range is the max it should go. Between Netflix, Blockbuster, cable PPV, etc. offering these movies, anything higher than that from iTunes and the renters would be dummies for paying it.
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Wait. No Thanks. I get Netflix and at the rate I watch films, it has to be "" $2 a movie.

OT-We still need an 80Gig Nano Vidipod to store all the movies they want you to buy and access quickly. Which reminds me, just how many people really watch movies more than once? (excluding babysitting excuses and the trekkie) ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16523095 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:28:24 EDT who cares? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16522964 AnonProxy : A huge failure waiting to happen...iron out purchase agreements for $9.99 per move and I'm in.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16522964 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:59:29 EDT