Comments on: Apple taking iTunes to the movies?

The Apple universe is thinking about movies after last week's invitation promising, "It's Showtime."
Mac Views: What should Apple deliver?

Make it international

It would be great if they started selling movies for download at the
iTMS.

Let's hope they don't make the same mistake they did with TV
shows and make them only available in America.

Remember: Internet - no geographical boundaries. :-)

[Sonicsands]

echo that

Indeed. Does anyone know the reasons that iTMS TV shows are not available in Canada?

[Thrudheim]

It's a LEGAL matter, not a technical one

Although I certainly can understand why people outside the
United States are frustrated that they can't buy the same TV
shows on iTunes that Americans can, the issue is NOT that
Apple does not want to sell the content. The internet does not
magically remove legal impediments to selling content across
borders.

Apple does not have the right to sell content unless the parties
that own the content agree to sell it. Deals have to be
negotiated to make this happen. With respect to music, deals
had to be negotiated country-by-country and record company
by record company. It's a huge hassle that takes a lot of time.

[joebuff75]

yes - make it international

I'd wish the TV shows and movies would be available
internationally... I only buy DVD's so I can listen to the original
audio channels. I don't like dubbed movies...

[kool_skatkat]

No one like Steve

It's always nice to know the future, but when it comes to apple announcements, nobody does it better than Steve.

Let Steve annouce it and then we can talk about it. What you think?

[kool_skatkat]

No one like Steve

It's always nice to know the future, but when it comes to apple announcements, nobody does it better than Steve.

Let Steve annouce it and then we can talk about it. What you think?

[toosday]

Any options other than iTunes/iPod for Macs?

This is more of a suggestion question, but I'll post here anyhow.

Tonight, my friend called up and asked for a suggestion for a music jukebox for his Macbook. I was lost. Are there any?

He, like myself, don't hate the iTunes/iPod eco (in fact, we like it a lot), but we'd like a bit of options. He's more about the music and doesn't want an iPod; I'd actually like to get videos online and use my iPod still.

Any suggestions of a good service???

P.S. I did see a handful of music players Mac-compatible, but they didn't seem very up-to-date.

[Musica360.com]

check cnet

they have an article on mp3 players that work with the Mac besides the iPod including Sandisk's iPod Nano clone with the color screen..

[Macsaresafer]

They would have to be quality options.

The iTunes/iPod combo didn't get where it is because IT
departments mandated it. It got where it is because it's the best
system out there. The user experience is better. It's easier and
more consistent from iTunes through iPod. It just works, and it
is around the same price as it's competition. In a free market,
the best product/service wins, and alternatives that can't
compete on anything more than price are doomed to extinction.

Even more importantly, asking for more options requires that
you buy into those options, but who's going to do that? Now that
MS is about to attack its 'Plays for Sure' partners, who wants to
put their money into a product that's sure to be not just out
dated, but completely obsolete in the very near future?

[joebuff75]

iTMS offline

The web links to the iTunes Music Show are offline and redirect to
http://phobos.apple.com/showtime/showtime.html

The message on the page says:
"It's Showtime
The iTunes Store is being updated"

[Musica360.com]

oh yes.. the movies are coming....

oh yes.. the movies are coming....

I wonder what the people at Amazon are doing right now...

[Musica360.com]

ask the content owners

That has more to do with the owners of the content as opposed to Apple. It's the same with music, content holders may have deals with other companies in other nations that they don't want to trample on.

Hence, support outside the US is limited.