valleywag.com— Apple and News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox film studio have signed a deal for digital movie rentals. Consumers will be able to rent the latest Fox DVD releases from iTunes for a limited time.
Dec 27, 2007View in Crawl 4
That'd be nice but I doubt it'll be that cheap. This is the movie studios we're talking about. They'll probably be at least $5.99 to be comparable to PPV.
Not only will I rush to get an AppleTV, but my relationship with Netflix will be that much thinner. If more studios jump on this, bye bye NF. I'm already getting screwed as a Mac user due to the "Watch Now" feature. Essentially, a Windows user is getting more for their money, and NF doesn't seem to be showing any interest in making this feature available for the Mac platform.
True, iTunes is good at music but the video sorting is kind of sucky. I think when Delcious Libbery 2 comes out it may be the dream combo app. iTunes + DL2 = Sex in media form.
llsethjDec 27, 2007
finally!this has been anticipated for a long time - most likely it is the studios who have been dragging their feet<a class="user" href="http://www.9to5mac.com/appletv-where-are-therentals-34235859">http://www.9to5mac.com/appletv-where-are-therental ...</a>
yabosDec 27, 2007
That'd be nice but I doubt it'll be that cheap. This is the movie studios we're talking about. They'll probably be at least $5.99 to be comparable to PPV.
macparrotDec 27, 2007
If it meant more sales? Sure they would. It's not Microsoft's content so why wouldn't they?
bgramer1Dec 27, 2007
They already have that with iMac - just use Front Row which pulls content out of iTunes.
windmillninjaDec 27, 2007
Not only will I rush to get an AppleTV, but my relationship with Netflix will be that much thinner. If more studios jump on this, bye bye NF. I'm already getting screwed as a Mac user due to the "Watch Now" feature. Essentially, a Windows user is getting more for their money, and NF doesn't seem to be showing any interest in making this feature available for the Mac platform.
drcreekDec 27, 2007
True, iTunes is good at music but the video sorting is kind of sucky. I think when Delcious Libbery 2 comes out it may be the dream combo app. iTunes + DL2 = Sex in media form.
zhulienDec 28, 2007
yes, but will I still have to download some crappy program just to browse their store?