01-15-2008, 07:13 PM
I agree that Apple was wise to not get into the next-gen disc format war. Besides the uncertainty involved as to which format would win, both formats require extremely onerous end-to-end DRM that I'm sure Apple was loathe to implement. Bypassing the whole mess with digital online delivery makes a whole lot of sense, and I think that's going to beat out both physical optical media and traditional cable/satellite in the long run.
Apple did a lot today to make AppleTV a more viable product. Solid new features and a lower price will move a lot more units.
The stock market as a whole is down over 180 points today. And buy on rumors, sell on news.
I'll reiterate that I'm not so sure the MacBook Air market niche is all that big, but all those moaning and groaning about it missing some port or other: you are clearly not part of that niche and should just stick to a full-sized laptop. Me, I'll keep using my 12" PowerBook G4, though my iPhone actually fulfills most of my portable needs now.
Apple did a lot today to make AppleTV a more viable product. Solid new features and a lower price will move a lot more units.
The stock market as a whole is down over 180 points today. And buy on rumors, sell on news.
I'll reiterate that I'm not so sure the MacBook Air market niche is all that big, but all those moaning and groaning about it missing some port or other: you are clearly not part of that niche and should just stick to a full-sized laptop. Me, I'll keep using my 12" PowerBook G4, though my iPhone actually fulfills most of my portable needs now.