Comments on: Better Late Than Never. Apple Finally Gets Serious About Movie Downloads.

By: thetnaingwin1960

thetnaingwin1960 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:04:59 +0000

GOOD. THANK YOU.

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Thu, 22 May 2008 04:38:41 +0000

[...] Apple ha anunciado un acuerdo con las majors para vender y alquilar el cine al mismo tiempo que se l…. En el último y famoso keynote en el que se presentó el AppleTV renovado, Steve Jobs ya daba cuenta de que estaban trabajando en tener más películas, especialmente los últimos lanzamientos. Los analistas avisan de que Apple va a perder dinero con esta operación: se compran los títulos a 16 dólares y se van a vender a 14.99. Suponiendo que realmente pierdan dinero y la historia pueda subvencionarse indirectamente con la venta de más cacharritos, ¿qué está comprando Apple? Mercado, indudablemente. Me sorprende que los poderosos estudios que entran en el deal no quieran controlar el precio… pues esto pega directamente a la venta de DVD’s de una poderosa cadena como es Wal Mart y que concentra gran parte del negocio de venta de disquitos. Pero si Wal Mart también va a al negocio de la descarga… Pero he dicho que hablamos de pequeñas revoluciones: ésta lo es porque es la pistola de salida para la muerte del videoclub y para distribuir el cine directamente al hogar vía digital. Sí, ya sé que Netflix y Amazon lo hacen y seguramente lo hacen bien, pero esto es diferente, porque donde Steve pone la mano todo se convierte en oro. Al menos hasta ahora. Como suelo comentar otras veces, un nuevo cambio de escenario psicológico, más que técnico o de mercado. [...]

By: Mike Arsenault

Mike Arsenault — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:20:52 +0000

When will Apple allow rentals to last more than 24 hours? If they could get their rentals to be more like Netflix subscription model they would sell a ton of AppleTV’s. I would order it immediately when that happens. Why continue with the same business model that all the failed video rental stores have used?

By: Bonyboy

Bonyboy — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:24:42 +0000

Does this mean anything for TV shows? I’m not as concerned about when movies come out as when my favorite shows come out each week.

By: kiku

kiku — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:45:56 +0000

2 things. First, does anyone else think that the look and feel of the iTunes store (for music and videos) is just awful? It seems so un-Apple. The movies are just page after page of tiny thumbnails, and, even once you find a movie, the information is absolutely minimal. Even the reviews are pathetic compared to, say, Amazon. I really think that Apple could do better. It’s a mess.

Second, although I’d like to pay less, $4 is hardly too much. My options right now are the physical Blockbuster store and Apple. Both cost at least $4, but Blockbuster requires two trips to their store and the possibility that they won’t have the movie I’m looking for. Apple is just a click away. No fuss. Yes, the other download services (including Blockbuster’s) can compete, but I’m just tickled that I never have to go to a video store again. Who needs that nonsense?

By: Polly Ichabod

Polly Ichabod — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:44:47 +0000

By: Will Merydith

Will Merydith — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:21:08 +0000

$4 is way too high. I agree *right now* it should be under $2. And in the next 2 years it will drop well below $1.

The cost of distribution is approaching zero and the availability of high quality downloads free (but illegal) is becoming more easily found.

Apple’s in the right direction but way behind.

I’d pay $4 to download movies at the time of their theatrical release. That’s the deal that would have impressed me. I really don’t see anything novel or market driving here.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:43:40 +0000

@Jason Jenkins, isn’t this proof that distribution is king? not content?

By: ZiZi

ZiZi — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:42:44 +0000

$4 is simply too much, I cant believe no one has complained about this.
its should be $1.99 to rent a movie via downloads.

By: sodapop

sodapop — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:29:37 +0000

I love Apple and Netflix, but I am sorry Netflix, you are losing my interest. Your long waits and other waits are causing me to to download from Apple and reduce my subscriptions. Netflix downloads don’t cut it. They are either so popular that the content is already on TV or so crappy you don’t want to watch it. Right now I am sifting between one and two star films on Netflix’s download services. Otherwise, its no problem if you want to watch the same 40 four star films over and over. The BEST thing about Netflix downloads is that I can watch my exercise video over and over since the downloads are unlimited.

By: bryan

bryan — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:26:59 +0000

Disney are hardly ‘ringing in the coin’ on iTunes. They’re making v.little money and selling very few movies at present with people pushed away by the prices and the DRM and the stupid restrictions (24 hours to watch). And yeah, quality’s ok but not brilliant. They might get a boost from rentals here but I can’t see many people paying to own the movie….

By: Jose Miguel Cansado

Jose Miguel Cansado — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:50:21 +0000

Does anyone with U-verse or FIOS TV download movies from iTunes?

http://tech-talk.biz/2008/04/2.....he-battle/

By: Zach Weisman

Zach Weisman — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:44:25 +0000

True most consumers don’t care, but if I am to pay to OWN a movie, it better be a decent quality.

By: Zach Weisman

Zach Weisman — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:43:23 +0000

When will consumers have a metric for video compression? 720p 1080p tells us how many pixels but doesn’t account for artifacts and motion blur etc…

Bitrate and file format don’t do it either.

We need more standards!

By: silicon valley dropout

silicon valley dropout — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:27:37 +0000

[quote]I love the idea, but what is the resolution of the movie. I think i heard it is only 720p. Not good if you have a Hi-Def TV.
[/quote]

thats hi def

By: Romaric

Romaric — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:24:36 +0000

do you know if it’s possible to watch some TV shows? Like a french catchup TV website : http://www.splarte.com

By: Azhar

Azhar — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:21:00 +0000

Yup that would be really awesome, if movies simultaneously release on iTunes and Movie Theaters. With the way things are going, it is actually possible, better iTunes than Mininova or Piratebay.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:15:29 +0000

I love the idea, but what is the resolution of the movie. I think i heard it is only 720p. Not good if you have a Hi-Def TV.

By: Faisal

Faisal — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:55:55 +0000

Great News.

Now what are the hidden details?

Is it only for US based costumers?

What video format does it use?

Do we need Itune player to view it?

By: browse

browse — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:43:38 +0000

aside from disney, there’s … disney.

nice one.

By: JASON JENKINS

JASON JENKINS — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:41:58 +0000

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:40:13 +0000

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