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Can only wonder why they're offering it for the Mac Pro, actually.
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Downloadable content is a DIFFERENT ANIMAL to optical media. Although not mutually exclusive, I seriously doubt that Blu-ray drives will hurt iTunes. At the moment, you can't even rent HD movies for your computer via iTunes anyway, so having a BR drive doesn't change anything.]]>Feb 29th 2008 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/
Also, someone that has a bluray player built in is most likely going to buy the disk over buying the apple tv + hd movie rentals... unless apple changes the policy on hd movie rentals (ie: watching them on your pc).]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/
Selling computers > selling digital media and low margin electronics.]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/
True, and I do believe that Apple will incorporate bluray RW's into the mac pro's for people that ACTUALLY could take advantage of the disk space. But really, there isn't a real demand for it there either.. Professionals working with let's say... Final Cut Pro.. = hdd's -> network ->(final prodct = bluray *maybe*)... but that final product for professionals = mass production of bluray...

I dunno... I don't think that Apple not putting bluray in their systems at this point is SUCH a bad move... but maybe the option?... for mac pro / xserve?
But again... they must have a reason behind it... waiting for the prices to go down on both the drives and the optical disks? I'm really not sure.]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/*This year*]]>Feb 29th 2008 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Mar 1st 2008 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Sometimes Apple is just stupid.... wait... actually they're stupid pretty much all the time.]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/
The two programs on the Windows side of things both play HD-DVD and Blu-Ray in "user space." And when their keys were expired, the PROGRAMS needed updating, not your Windows OS.

-Pie]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Mar 1st 2008 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/That's very true actually. Stupid me

@Steo
I ignore, I ignore...]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/
Disclaimer: I have Ted Lilly on my fantasy squad, so hopefully the Cubs do decent!]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Mar 1st 2008 2:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/
And this is an unsubstantiated rumor reported on another site... this is necrophilic news casting ....]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XrossMediaBar
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I wouldn't be too disappointed considering the power consumption of these drives. This is another reason for digital downloads, it's much more mobile friendly.

I wonder when Apple is releasing HD movies on iTunes.]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/
Also, why do people actually want to pay money for Digital Downloads when they are heavily DRM restricted (compared to being able to play your DVD/Blu-ray anywhere on anyones player with a physical format), lower bit-rate, lower-quality, and when you could more easily just "download" it illegally.]]>Feb 29th 2008 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/
Yes, Apple had their foot in the BD pool from the word "go". However, I think it was wise that they waited for the format wars to come to an end. Most users (read: not people who read Engadget, TUAW and the lot) aren't clamoring for a BD burner just yet. If you're that upset about it, there are other (non-Apple) products out there for you if you need a BD burner so badly. ]]>Feb 29th 2008 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/It's already been done and you can buy a Dell with Blu-ray right now. Why does Apple take so long.

FastMac already does this... but it's pricey.
http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=338]]>Mar 1st 2008 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/
What exactly does Apple need to "cash in" on?

Moreover, just speaking on behalf of the past decade, if I was forced to choose between the judgment of Apple versus that of Sony, the winner would be............ [take a guess]?]]>Feb 29th 2008 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Mar 1st 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/Feb 29th 2008 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/apple-actively-courting-sony-for-slot-loading-blu-ray-drives/
Oh how the Apple world oooohd and ahhhd back then. Make your own DVDs!

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