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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mediasmag @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:49AM
It doesn't make sense that Apple will hurry up for support of BD, their strategy is all about download with iTunes and Apple TV. If I were you I wouldn't expect much from Apple regarding Blu-ray.
Eric @ Sep 22nd 2008 10:36AM
So, the fact that FinalCut Pro has supported Blu-ray for some time isn't a clue?
There are plenty of uses for Blu-ray besides playing movies. Massive storage. Blu-ray burners in DVRs in Japan are as common and can be. There are new Blu-ray burners out for under $300. So I suspect it could be true.
Though I'd MUCH rather Apple get to ZFS support first. But waiting for 10.6 isn't going to be all that long, so whatever. 10.5.5 is the best version of OS X to date. It's finally as stable as previous versions got.
EatingPie @ Sep 22nd 2008 3:47PM
OR the fact that Apple has been a member of the BDA (Blu-ray Disc Association) for 3 years.
I do actually believe iTunes is the hold up. Hasn't Jobs decreed iTunes the wave of the video future? One thing is for sure, AppleTV is NOT selling like hotcakes, even after touting revision 2.0 -- stupidest revision ever (stuck at 720p while 1080p is now the defacto standard) -- and announcing actual HD video.
Okay enough complaining. My point is that HD video is one of Jobs' duds, at least his way of implementing it. Being a member of the BDA, and Blu-ray being the new optical standard, Apple *needs* to support it. Burnable 50GB data discs are great. And people want to *own* their copies of the movies, which downloads make insanely difficult. I think iTunes works fine for rental, but not as a paradigm for owning, and I hope that Jobs finally realizes that.
-Pie