Apple Support Blu-Ray

[notsofatjames]

Unless Ive missed something, this is the first ive heard that Apple are officialy supporting BluRay over HD-DVD
BBC News Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6718145.stm)

Backers of Sony's Blu-ray discs include Samsung, Dell and Apple, while NEC, Sanyo and others have been pushing Toshiba's HD DVD.

Or is this just a loose interpretation of something apple have said in the past

[Lixivial]

This is likely related to the fact that they joined the Blu-Ray Association (http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/mar/10blu-ray.html)'s board of directors more than two years ago. It may also be related to the fact that Disney, too, supports Blu-Ray. A loose, and quite derived fascination with the media is that Disney and Apple are somehow strongly related due to the fact that Steve Jobs is a "part" of both.

Apple has not yet officially stated their plans of support for either media in Mac OS X. But rumors/speculation (http://www.macrumors.com/2007/01/18/mac-os-x-leopard-with-major-dvd-player-upgrade/) has been that they'll be supporting both.

[notsofatjames]

thanks for clearing that up. I clearly had missed something. But there was no need to be quite so sarcastic. I wasn't aware that Apple had signed up since I'd never heard of such an Association, but the whole Disney/Apple thing i completely overlooked.
I think once one of the big PC manufacturers takes the plunge and starts shipping one format instead of the other in the mainstream, the whole industry will follow suit.

[Lixivial]

But there was no need to be quite so sarcastic.

My response was by no means meant to be taken as hostile or sarcastic. I apologize that you interpreted my message in such a way. I was simply pointing out various reasons (and references) the BBC may have made their statement in the way they chose.

[elppa]

A loose, and quite derived fascination with the media is that Disney and Apple are somehow strongly related due to the fact that Steve Jobs is a "part" of both.

And the fact Disney were the first partners for iTunes movie downloads and if any Apple (:apple:tv, MacBook, iPod, iPhone) product is pictured playing a movie it is always a Disney one (Pirates of the Caribbean, Cars etc.).

[dartzorichalcos]

"True" Blue-ray (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-ray_disc) support will proably come with Leopard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_10.5). That could be another reason why Leopard is delayed other than the iPhone.