who here will pay $4 for a 24 hour rental from a few movie companies when you can get netflix for 18 bucks a month with no late fees through the mail and hundreds of free online rentals?
i love apple design - hardware and software, and i'll pay more for their design, but i'm not paying more for a movie rental just because it's from apple.
Air Mac is what they call Air Port in Japan; some other company has the rights to Air Port in Japan.
I knew that too, I guess the Temporary Insanity made me let it slip from my mind for a few seconds but that would definitely mean that the Air would be very unlikely to be in the name of any possible new Apple products released Tomorrow then, right?
who here will pay $4 for a 24 hour rental from a few movie companies when you can get netflix for 18 bucks a month with no late fees through the mail and hundreds of free online rentals?
i love apple design - hardware and software, and i'll pay more for their design, but i'm not paying more for a movie rental just because it's from apple.
I will. I don't run Windows so Netflix's on-demand feature is useless to me, and Netflix is by far the slowest video rental scheme available. I don't want to plan ahead for what I'll be in the mood for in a few days. Plus, i travel often and will not be rerouting my Netflix account to the various hotels I stay at. Plus, putting A Netflix DVD onto an iDevice is illegal and takes far too long to copy and convert.
It appears Apple is competing directly with Cable and Satellite VOD services and pricing model, not with Netlfix or Blockbuster. But Netflix has its benefits, I will keep my Netflix account active as there are many things that can be only had through them.
who here will pay $4 for a 24 hour rental from a few movie companies when you can get netflix for 18 bucks a month with no late fees through the mail and hundreds of free online rentals?
Anyone who's on a Mac? Netflix doesn't offer online viewing for anyone but XP/Vista/IE users.
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i love apple design - hardware and software, and i'll pay more for their design, but i'm not paying more for a movie rental just because it's from apple.
Agreed, if the cheaper sites would only offer them to us.
that does look really nice, but i had to double check that it was actually something made by Microsoft, it's the spitting image of any iWork app, especially Keynote
who here will pay $4 for a 24 hour rental from a few movie companies when you can get netflix for 18 bucks a month with no late fees through the mail and hundreds of free online rentals?
i love apple design - hardware and software, and i'll pay more for their design, but i'm not paying more for a movie rental just because it's from apple.
Let me set the stage:
I have Netflix (2 DVDs a one time), a HDTV (not 1080p), and a PS3 (which runs folding@home), and my queue is mostly filled with Blu-ray movies. I used to go to my local Blockbuster, but I don't any more (particularly since it is a franchise one that has decided not to carry Blu-ray yet). Because I subscribe by the month, I'm motivated to watch the movies I get fairly quickly. However, I work 50 hours/week (not a student), I have a family, so there is limited time for watching movies. We have a Mac for everyone in our family (the newest being an original MBP), and an AppleTV (plus an iPhone, a Touch, and 2 3rd gen Nanos).
For me to pay $4, it would mean turning off Netflix. I would love to do that - just buy what I need, and don't have (one more) monthly subscription. I really don't have time to watch 4 or more movies a month because I also watch DVDs/tapes from the library, sports, and other HI-Def entertainment from my cable. However, the rentals would need to be 7.1 audio and 720p/1080i video. I am very pro-Apple, and I like the convenience of iTunes, but I also want the audio/video quality.
Bottom line - $4 or less with 7.1 and 720p/1080i would make me change from Netflix to Apple.
Bottom line - $4 or less with 7.1 and 720p/1080i would make me change from Netflix to Apple.
i don't have the time either, which is why i like to have 3 movies [or episodes of Dexer] sitting around my house for whenever i get around to watching them, not being required to do so in 24 hours.
you can watch netflix [or work in Revit / AutoCAD] if you have parallels on your mac.
I think that a lot of people on here are failing to see an ongoing increase in Television Technology. Movie rentals are just the beginning. Apple already had their "foot in the door" with how many TV networks? How long do we think that it's really going to be before the AppleTV becomes the "decoder" for AppleTV Home Entertainment (where Apple becomes your new cable company via broadband internet)?
All hardware products made by Apple will now include Bluetooth/WiFi.
A new iTunes BoomBox with WiFi to connect directly to iTunes on you computer. No iPod required, but it can accept an iPod either on the dock or with WiFi. Previously known as iPod HiFi.
iTunes already has a prefs setting to "Control iTunes from remote speaker".
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Edit: Berger beat me to it.
i love apple design - hardware and software, and i'll pay more for their design, but i'm not paying more for a movie rental just because it's from apple.
I thought it was today (Monday) for some reason...
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showp...7&postcount=40
Air Mac is what they call Air Port in Japan; some other company has the rights to Air Port in Japan.
I knew that too, I guess the Temporary Insanity made me let it slip from my mind for a few seconds but that would definitely mean that the Air would be very unlikely to be in the name of any possible new Apple products released Tomorrow then, right?
MacBook Air and AirPort and AirMac Extreme are all pretty clear cut to me.
Make sure to vote in the poll about what's coming.
who here will pay $4 for a 24 hour rental from a few movie companies when you can get netflix for 18 bucks a month with no late fees through the mail and hundreds of free online rentals?
i love apple design - hardware and software, and i'll pay more for their design, but i'm not paying more for a movie rental just because it's from apple.
I will. I don't run Windows so Netflix's on-demand feature is useless to me, and Netflix is by far the slowest video rental scheme available. I don't want to plan ahead for what I'll be in the mood for in a few days. Plus, i travel often and will not be rerouting my Netflix account to the various hotels I stay at. Plus, putting A Netflix DVD onto an iDevice is illegal and takes far too long to copy and convert.
It appears Apple is competing directly with Cable and Satellite VOD services and pricing model, not with Netlfix or Blockbuster. But Netflix has its benefits, I will keep my Netflix account active as there are many things that can be only had through them.
who here will pay $4 for a 24 hour rental from a few movie companies when you can get netflix for 18 bucks a month with no late fees through the mail and hundreds of free online rentals?
Anyone who's on a Mac? Netflix doesn't offer online viewing for anyone but XP/Vista/IE users.
i love apple design - hardware and software, and i'll pay more for their design, but i'm not paying more for a movie rental just because it's from apple.
Agreed, if the cheaper sites would only offer them to us.
I know this wasn't tested thoroughly, yet, but this looks promising, and combined with a well integrated handwriting recognition it would be just wonderful: http://arstechnica.com/journals/appl...ok-layout-view
(Check out the article from MacBU at MS.)
Until MWSF it is like this:
"There's somethingin the air." ...
... "vaporware"
that does look really nice, but i had to double check that it was actually something made by Microsoft, it's the spitting image of any iWork app, especially Keynote
who here will pay $4 for a 24 hour rental from a few movie companies when you can get netflix for 18 bucks a month with no late fees through the mail and hundreds of free online rentals?
i love apple design - hardware and software, and i'll pay more for their design, but i'm not paying more for a movie rental just because it's from apple.
Let me set the stage:
I have Netflix (2 DVDs a one time), a HDTV (not 1080p), and a PS3 (which runs folding@home), and my queue is mostly filled with Blu-ray movies. I used to go to my local Blockbuster, but I don't any more (particularly since it is a franchise one that has decided not to carry Blu-ray yet). Because I subscribe by the month, I'm motivated to watch the movies I get fairly quickly. However, I work 50 hours/week (not a student), I have a family, so there is limited time for watching movies. We have a Mac for everyone in our family (the newest being an original MBP), and an AppleTV (plus an iPhone, a Touch, and 2 3rd gen Nanos).
For me to pay $4, it would mean turning off Netflix. I would love to do that - just buy what I need, and don't have (one more) monthly subscription. I really don't have time to watch 4 or more movies a month because I also watch DVDs/tapes from the library, sports, and other HI-Def entertainment from my cable. However, the rentals would need to be 7.1 audio and 720p/1080i video. I am very pro-Apple, and I like the convenience of iTunes, but I also want the audio/video quality.
Bottom line - $4 or less with 7.1 and 720p/1080i would make me change from Netflix to Apple.
Let me set the stage:
Bottom line - $4 or less with 7.1 and 720p/1080i would make me change from Netflix to Apple.
i don't have the time either, which is why i like to have 3 movies [or episodes of Dexer] sitting around my house for whenever i get around to watching them, not being required to do so in 24 hours.
you can watch netflix [or work in Revit / AutoCAD] if you have parallels on your mac.
What about Clearwire (one of the first WiMax providers)? They already have market penetration (like 46 markets) with more on the way?
With XOhm only in a couple of places so far, Clearwire looks like a better WiMax solution, for now.
Like other posters said, The FON rumor looks like a better possibility.
Geez, I wish Clearwire was partnering with Apple or Google... their stock has been slaughtered as of late.
Or maybe this was written originally for Japan.
I suspect this.
A new iTunes BoomBox with WiFi to connect directly to iTunes on you computer. No iPod required, but it can accept an iPod either on the dock or with WiFi. Previously known as iPod HiFi.
iTunes already has a prefs setting to "Control iTunes from remote speaker".
A= Apple
I= Intel
R=??????
I'm channeling the dearly departed Kormac here...
A= Apple
I= Intel
R=??????
oh god it's the i**** isn't it!
finally!
now, he can stop making plastics.