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  • Quote: Originally posted by Not Unlike Myself Tell me you aren't saying that business people *planned* to fail? Give um a little more credit then they just got lucky. Movie industry people aren't stupid either... Did I say fail? Nice try b…
    in So what is it? Comment by johnsocal October 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by Not Unlike Myself "Allowing people to rip their existing collection is vital to the success of a movie version of itunes because most people dont want to re-buy something they already bought before." I might add... …
    in So what is it? Comment by johnsocal October 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by Not Unlike Myself Did people have 'enough' legal *audio* content before iTMS? Negative. After the iTunes boom what did Apple also come out with? GarageBand etc. iMovie, Final Cut Express, iDVD etc are already the…
    in So what is it? Comment by johnsocal October 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by Sport73 My gut tells me it's NOT a video iPod, but rather the quickly forgotten rumor du-jour of 6-12 months ago - The MAC Media Center (curtains makes sense for that). Incorporates iTunes (Apple said Airport Expres…
    in So what is it? Comment by johnsocal October 2005
  • Since 20gig and larger ipods arent selling as well as they used too I think apple will unveil the complete "Beatles" catalog to help suck-up HD space and move some more pricey ipods. I would think this would be done in conjunction with a new slimmer…
    in So what is it? Comment by johnsocal October 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by e1618978 There you are wrong - Sony sold 80 million PS2s, and Microsoft sold 20 million xbox 1s. This next generation should sell even more units. The PS3 is both Blu-Ray's greatest advantage and greatest weakness…
    in MS and Intel back HD DVD over Blu-ray Comment by johnsocal September 2005
  • M$ might try to push a another format other then HD-DVD or Blu- Ray that uses a traditional red laser - http://engadget.com/entry/1234000913058097/
    in Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD (Update) Comment by johnsocal September 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by DaveLee It is a bit of a crappy comparison. It would be more favourable to compare it to the cost of the DVD drive in the PS2 when it was launched. I expect the PS3 to be priced competitively (especially as MS has d…
    in Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD (Update) Comment by johnsocal September 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by e1618978 They are planning on losing $100 per unit initially - so they will sell the unit for the price of everything except the blu-ray drive, and throw in Blu-ray for free. Hundreds of thousands of units in 2006, …
    in Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD (Update) Comment by johnsocal September 2005