Comments on: Showtime with Apple http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:48:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: skibare http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123848 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:25:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123848 put me down for an iPOD video Camera Cell phone using an OmniVision Wave Front coding camera chip…
skibare

]]> By: Hitesh Parashar http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123847 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:24:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123847 This is the magic of Mr Jobs. A lot of people are so anxious – they will not be able to sleep tonight.

I vote for a refreshed ipod (may be touch screen too), movie downloads and a new video-enabled streaming device (Airport Express). And one more thing …

]]> By: pwb http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123846 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:59:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123846 Voting for Movie Store, new video iPod and Video Airport Express. Outside chance: FrontRow for Windows.

]]> By: Giordano http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123845 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:58:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123845 Touch screen Ipod, anyone?

]]> By: Michael Urlockder http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123844 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:49:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123844 Is Steve Jobs Disrupting Again with Apple’s Showtime? Run the Disruption ScoreCard to Decide

http://www.ondisruption.com/myweblog/2006/09/isstevejobsd.html

]]> By: Tom http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123843 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:43:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123843 I think the real story is how Apple can create all this buz. Several times a year they gleam millions of dollars of attention and media. Its like… Mr. Job’s “reality distortion field” on Barry Bond’s steroids. I wouldn’t be surprised if Bill Gates is envious of this.

]]> By: Andrew Fife http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123842 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:40:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123842 I can just see the headline:

“Jobs buys Sun MACrosystems”

]]> By: =DC= http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123841 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:36:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123841 I’d say a “true” video iPod and a movie download/streaming service seems realistic enough.

]]> By: Shai Shefer http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123840 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:30:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123840 I think Apple could also be refreshing their display line, but we’ll see.

]]> By: Nick Hawkins http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123839 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:19:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123839 I’m going to go out on a limb and say that there will be disappointment whatever happens. Showtime only seems for certain.

A new iPod might be nice but am not sure. Perhaps a bump in the product line memory-wise will happen to them. I mean, it has to happen eventually, but I am not holding my breath.

Other than that, I don’t know.

]]> By: Ant Bryan http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123838 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:50:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123838 Definitely the first two.

Speaking of Apple and broadband, check out Speed Download (http://www.yazsoft.com) with Metalinks (http://www.metalinker.org) for some fast access to content.

]]> By: Jacob Varghese http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123837 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:44:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123837 If Apple doesn’t offer a movie subscription service, I doubt we’ll see this making a major impact.

Who wants to pay for movie downloads that offer less features than DVDs (subtitles, commentary, deleted scenes…) at only a slight discount?

I think the main users will probably be parents who want to download videos for their kids. They won’t care about extra features.

]]> By: Matt Liotta http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123836 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:50:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123836 Apple will surely introduce LCD TVs to go along with their new video products. HP and Dell already sell LCD TVs, so Apple needs to answer with something new and different.

]]> By: Anonymous http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123835 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:50:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123835 Netflix DVD rip rent return .

If your on a 3 out plan and return a Movie every day you can get yourself a nice collection of DVDs .

With a Video Download its restricted to hell that you can only play via your PC .If its a rental you have to view it within 30 days for a 24 hour viewing window becuse the Studios have set up contracts with HBO,Starz and the real Showtime that limit competion .

A movie download rental is considered to be a Pay Per View sale and is the main reason Netflix pulled thier Download service last year .

Starz has its Vongo service that provides a subscription to subscribers.

]]> By: mark http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123834 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:45:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123834 Apple sold all their shares in Akamai over the past few years. But there could be a Google connection given all that dark Google fiber …

By the way, I think the first two choices are a lock, but the third is a no-go for tomorrow (but a yes for maybe next week). But you didn’t give me that choice, so I only voted for #2.

]]> By: Mark Howard http://gigaom.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123833 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:37:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/showtime-with-apple/#comment-123833 Remember last year was the “year of HD”? I believe that there not only will be a video download service, but that it will be High-Def with the tivo-like video express component for everyone’s new HD tv’s. Hmmm… wait 4 hours for HD video download vs. 2 days for Netflix DVD?

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