... Exactly what I said to the people wondering what they were waiting for when they updated the MBP earlier this week (since Apple's been in the Blu-Ray camp for so long).
Can only wonder why they're offering it for the Mac Pro, actually.
Does DVD hurt AppleTV and iTunes sales? Do CDs? Why does iTunes let you import cds?
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.
because bluray = high definition videos. The latest update to apple tv and itunes = high definition videos. and quite frankly... yes, dvd sales do hurt itunes in their movie department... as do cd sales in their music department. :\
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).
Clinton: Even if BD did hurt Apple TV and iTunes sales, the margins on the Mac Pro are much bigger than on the AppleTV (which they are selling nearly at cost IIRC) and iTunes.
Selling computers > selling digital media and low margin electronics.
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.
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 *This year*
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... Exactly what I said to the people wondering what they were waiting for when they updated the MBP earlier this week (since Apple's been in the Blu-Ray camp for so long).
Can only wonder why they're offering it for the Mac Pro, actually.
*why they're not
because no matter how you cut it... once you let bluray in you're hurting apple tv and itunes' sales
Does DVD hurt AppleTV and iTunes sales? Do CDs? Why does iTunes let you import cds?
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.
because bluray = high definition videos. The latest update to apple tv and itunes = high definition videos. and quite frankly... yes, dvd sales do hurt itunes in their movie department... as do cd sales in their music department. :\
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).
Scientology is bad.
Clinton: Even if BD did hurt Apple TV and iTunes sales, the margins on the Mac Pro are much bigger than on the AppleTV (which they are selling nearly at cost IIRC) and iTunes.
Selling computers > selling digital media and low margin electronics.
@David:
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.
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
*This year*
Eventually people will want Blu-Ray and they'll have to put it in, cuz people wont buy the macs cuz they are outdated.