And will Googles approach be able to allow one to watch on their tv?
Besides my previous posting about media extenders, it?s possible that future TVs will be able to play YouTube directly, perhaps even with Chrome OS installed for internet browsing. On top of that, with YouTube?s H.264 usage and HTTP Streaming it?s not unfathomable to think that these shows could be viewed on handheld devices, too.
"launching a TV rental business without the big hits that Apple and Amazon offer," Kafka said. "One possibility: It could start by moving immediately to long and mid-'tail' shows"
What TV shows does iTunes not have? It has everything. Now, it's movie selection is very thin. I would also think that cable providers, such as Comcast, would make a serious effort to cap broadband consumption if people started watching more TV over internet and less on cable. Or, they would certainly raise the price for broadband internet service.
This is stupid. I was expecting to read that they'd charge around 50¢, which would be reasonable for a single streaming view of a TV episode. At $2, I can't imagine what advantage they think they'd be offering over iTunes.
It's looking increasingly to me like Google and Apple are going to totally own everything in terms of software for the next decade, with Apple taking the high end and Google filling in what would otherwise be Microsoft's place with the free/lesser junkier stuff for the masses.
How long till Microsoft just gives up on the whole idea of being anything but a (crappy) OS maker? I predict major job cuts, dissolution/reorganisation and the cutting loose of most of their divisions at Microsoft by November 2012 at the latest.
That's a pretty good take on the Big Picture.
Looks like Apple was prescient in declaring that they and Google were increasingly becoming competitors. I think it's just a matter of time before Apple launches its own search service for the iPhone, and eventually for ALL its products including the Mac. If that doesn't make Apple and Google head-on competitors, I don't know what will.
20 shows is still 5 a week, how much TV does a person need? Besides, with Hulu and other websites (ABC.com offers virtual HD quality) you can watch way more than this for free.
I'm saving about $80 a month from dumping Cable. I paid all that just to get HBO/Showtime and Comedy Central - but you have to pay for all the shite to get the ad-ons...
Spoken like a single guy with one TV set.
Start a family, own multiple TV sets watching kids programs, news, sports, etc etc (and the sheer convenience of being able to turn on and off randomly from one to the other, or being able to switch channels) and you'll see.
Google's business model on this is dead on arrival.
Could we get cut out the immature copy cat comments? Successful businesses always try to expand into new areas. It's as simple as that. Grow up and get over it.
I don't recall anyone here calling out Apple when they introduced the Apple TV which was essentially a copy of the existing Windows Media Extender. I don't recall anyone complaining about Apple copying Palm or Blackberry when they introduced the iPhone.
What TV shows does iTunes not have? It has everything. Now, it's movie selection is very thin. I would also think that cable providers, such as Comcast, would make a serious effort to cap broadband consumption if people started watching more TV over internet and less on cable. Or, they would certainly raise the price for broadband internet service.
That's why Comcast is looking at purchasing a majority share of NBC from GE, and along with it HULU which will I would wager will either not be free or available to everyone (without a cable subscription) for very long. To many unknowns still to know what they are going to do but they are thinking about it.
I stopped watching tv 2 years ago. Now occasionally when I see a tv it just doesn't capture my attention anymore. It's the content and the commercials + it just take too much time! I'm looking forward to when the new tv model is really in effect, globally so that I can watch one or two important tv productions a month or so. I can't even download a movie on iTunes yet where I'm at. Still a looong way to go for this to happen globally.
But what about people who don?t want much TV. This could save them money each month.
I really only watch one show, "Mad Men". I can buy a whole season on iTunes for appr. $36, which is half of my monthly cable bill. If I dump cable, pay for my one show, and an occasional movie, I'm coming out WAY ahead.
Except that I haven't figured out what to do about sports. I guess I can BootCamp to XP and watch it from there.
I get local news from the internet anyway. For whatever reason, the content of TV broadcasts, including regular programming and commercials is far too noisy. I'd prefer it this way. I may cave on the cable plan and just get local programming through cable. Not sure about that though.
It's looking increasingly to me like Google and Apple are going to totally own everything in terms of software for the next decade, with Apple taking the high end and Google filling in what would otherwise be Microsoft's place with the free/lesser junkier stuff for the masses.
How long till Microsoft just gives up on the whole idea of being anything but a (crappy) OS maker? I predict major job cuts, dissolution/reorganisation and the cutting loose of most of their divisions at Microsoft by November 2012 at the latest.
microsoft is interested in the corporate IT market. Exchange Server rules corporate email. SQL Server is growing market share. WIndows Server gets good reviews in every new release.
Microsoft licenses ActiveSync to Apple and Google. Soon most of the world's smartphones will pay the microsoft tax.
Silverlight is growing so expect to pay the MS tax there as well
If Google hasn't noticed Youtube is a personal video sharing site. Let's keep it that way Google. If it wants to offer something why not brand it as Google Video or Google TV. I don't think youtube will ever be a good vehicle to roll out TV episodes or Movies, just cause that would ruin the YOU in youtube. But maybe it's just me.
Looks like Apple was prescient in declaring that they and Google were increasingly becoming competitors. I think it's just a matter of time before Apple launches its own search service for the iPhone, and eventually for ALL its products including the Mac. If that doesn't make Apple and Google head-on competitors, I don't know what will.
Only if you're not looking at the whole "Big Picture." Apple and Google barely even compete with Microsoft in the enterprise arena. Where are the competitors to Microsoft's Exchange Server, SQL Server and SharePoint services? That's just naming a few off the top of my head. Microsoft really doesn't have any competitors when it comes to office suites either and certainly not from Google or Apple.
Really the only area Microsoft and Apple compete in is the OS space. Microsoft and Google are fighting over the search/ad space.
I am surprised they kept it blue for that long though
One of the Vista betas I had a red screen of death.
PS: I wonder how Apple makes their kernel panic screen. It seems to take a snapshot of the display and rolls a transparent image over it. It seems pretty intense for a kernel panic. I recall the first time I saw that in 10.0 and thinking that even kernel panics are aesthetically pleasing in the new Mac OS.
Not blue screen death now going for black theme :lol
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It?s true. They keep changing the colour of the screen of death to make it new again.
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Originally Posted by solipsism
One of the Vista betas I had a red screen of death.
PS: I wonder how Apple makes their kernel panic screen. It seems to take a snapshot of the display and rolls a transparent image over it. It seems pretty intense for a kernel panic. I recall the first time I saw that in 10.0 and thinking that even kernel panics are aesthetically pleasing in the new Mac OS.
And the News turned to be the false one as the compatibility issue was not due to Microsoft's update
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And will Googles approach be able to allow one to watch on their tv?
Besides my previous posting about media extenders, it?s possible that future TVs will be able to play YouTube directly, perhaps even with Chrome OS installed for internet browsing. On top of that, with YouTube?s H.264 usage and HTTP Streaming it?s not unfathomable to think that these shows could be viewed on handheld devices, too.
What TV shows does iTunes not have? It has everything. Now, it's movie selection is very thin. I would also think that cable providers, such as Comcast, would make a serious effort to cap broadband consumption if people started watching more TV over internet and less on cable. Or, they would certainly raise the price for broadband internet service.
It's looking increasingly to me like Google and Apple are going to totally own everything in terms of software for the next decade, with Apple taking the high end and Google filling in what would otherwise be Microsoft's place with the free/lesser junkier stuff for the masses.
How long till Microsoft just gives up on the whole idea of being anything but a (crappy) OS maker? I predict major job cuts, dissolution/reorganisation and the cutting loose of most of their divisions at Microsoft by November 2012 at the latest.
That's a pretty good take on the Big Picture.
Looks like Apple was prescient in declaring that they and Google were increasingly becoming competitors. I think it's just a matter of time before Apple launches its own search service for the iPhone, and eventually for ALL its products including the Mac. If that doesn't make Apple and Google head-on competitors, I don't know what will.
20 shows is still 5 a week, how much TV does a person need? Besides, with Hulu and other websites (ABC.com offers virtual HD quality) you can watch way more than this for free.
I'm saving about $80 a month from dumping Cable. I paid all that just to get HBO/Showtime and Comedy Central - but you have to pay for all the shite to get the ad-ons...
Spoken like a single guy with one TV set.
Start a family, own multiple TV sets watching kids programs, news, sports, etc etc (and the sheer convenience of being able to turn on and off randomly from one to the other, or being able to switch channels) and you'll see.
Google's business model on this is dead on arrival.
I don't recall anyone here calling out Apple when they introduced the Apple TV which was essentially a copy of the existing Windows Media Extender. I don't recall anyone complaining about Apple copying Palm or Blackberry when they introduced the iPhone.
What TV shows does iTunes not have? It has everything. Now, it's movie selection is very thin. I would also think that cable providers, such as Comcast, would make a serious effort to cap broadband consumption if people started watching more TV over internet and less on cable. Or, they would certainly raise the price for broadband internet service.
That's why Comcast is looking at purchasing a majority share of NBC from GE, and along with it HULU which will I would wager will either not be free or available to everyone (without a cable subscription) for very long. To many unknowns still to know what they are going to do but they are thinking about it.
Looks like Apple was prescient in declaring that they and Google were increasingly becoming competitors.
Or Apple was not so dumb, after all, in having Schmidt sit on their Board......
But what about people who don?t want much TV. This could save them money each month.
I really only watch one show, "Mad Men". I can buy a whole season on iTunes for appr. $36, which is half of my monthly cable bill. If I dump cable, pay for my one show, and an occasional movie, I'm coming out WAY ahead.
Except that I haven't figured out what to do about sports. I guess I can BootCamp to XP and watch it from there.
I get local news from the internet anyway. For whatever reason, the content of TV broadcasts, including regular programming and commercials is far too noisy. I'd prefer it this way. I may cave on the cable plan and just get local programming through cable. Not sure about that though.
It's looking increasingly to me like Google and Apple are going to totally own everything in terms of software for the next decade, with Apple taking the high end and Google filling in what would otherwise be Microsoft's place with the free/lesser junkier stuff for the masses.
How long till Microsoft just gives up on the whole idea of being anything but a (crappy) OS maker? I predict major job cuts, dissolution/reorganisation and the cutting loose of most of their divisions at Microsoft by November 2012 at the latest.
microsoft is interested in the corporate IT market. Exchange Server rules corporate email. SQL Server is growing market share. WIndows Server gets good reviews in every new release.
Microsoft licenses ActiveSync to Apple and Google. Soon most of the world's smartphones will pay the microsoft tax.
Silverlight is growing so expect to pay the MS tax there as well
That's a pretty good take on the Big Picture.
Looks like Apple was prescient in declaring that they and Google were increasingly becoming competitors. I think it's just a matter of time before Apple launches its own search service for the iPhone, and eventually for ALL its products including the Mac. If that doesn't make Apple and Google head-on competitors, I don't know what will.
Only if you're not looking at the whole "Big Picture." Apple and Google barely even compete with Microsoft in the enterprise arena. Where are the competitors to Microsoft's Exchange Server, SQL Server and SharePoint services? That's just naming a few off the top of my head. Microsoft really doesn't have any competitors when it comes to office suites either and certainly not from Google or Apple.
Really the only area Microsoft and Apple compete in is the OS space. Microsoft and Google are fighting over the search/ad space.
I know this off-topic, but MS never lets us down with there issues
Absolutely priceless http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8388253.stm
Not blue screen death now going for black theme :lol
Windows 7 is out and it is not going to have any of the problems my last operating system has....
and they say "I am a Mac" ads are not true
Windows 7 is out and it is not going to have any of the problems my last operating system has....
and they say "I am a Mac" ads are not true
It?s true. They keep changing the colour of the screen of death to make it new again.
It?s true. They keep changing the colour of the screen of death to make it new again.
I am surprised they kept it blue for that long though
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I am surprised they kept it blue for that long though
One of the Vista betas I had a red screen of death.
PS: I wonder how Apple makes their kernel panic screen. It seems to take a snapshot of the display and rolls a transparent image over it. It seems pretty intense for a kernel panic. I recall the first time I saw that in 10.0 and thinking that even kernel panics are aesthetically pleasing in the new Mac OS.
I know this off-topic, but MS never lets us down with there issues
Absolutely priceless http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8388253.stm
Not blue screen death now going for black theme :lol
It?s true. They keep changing the colour of the screen of death to make it new again.
One of the Vista betas I had a red screen of death.
PS: I wonder how Apple makes their kernel panic screen. It seems to take a snapshot of the display and rolls a transparent image over it. It seems pretty intense for a kernel panic. I recall the first time I saw that in 10.0 and thinking that even kernel panics are aesthetically pleasing in the new Mac OS.
And the News turned to be the false one as the compatibility issue was not due to Microsoft's update
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/1...patches-umm-no
So yeah
Back to Snow Leopard and deleting user files!