Uh, Unwhat! Uncool more like!
What a name. Apalling, absolutely appalling. However I guess it fits with the sick building of the computer world along with its compatible devices that I'm pretty sure don't work as seamlessly as a certain company will have you believe.
Amazon and its partners will not be getting my business regardless.
Apple will have superior integration and no doubt a significantly better looking device. Have you seen the windows compatible devices! Ugly, undesirable, often unworkable and totally uncool. Not once have I considered parting with my cash to get one of these things.
There is another thing to consider aside from the iPod for Apple. People are buying Macs and new users will most likely stick with a device as equally as cool as that shiny iMac or Mac Pro etc. The PC market I believe is hitting the skids. Lets not forget the people who are most likley to download movies, the very people who have purchased iPods.
As for the rental side of things, could be a good idea for Apple to incorporate but I would not part with more than £2.50 for a rental.
Finally, the 30 studios that have signed up to the Amazon store have not really considered the target audience, they've gone simply for a price plan that earns them more. Big mistake. How many of the target audience are at a University Campus or college with there new Mac Book/Pro and iPods. Quite a few I suspect given the iPod sales. These guy's and gal's are most likely to downloading films. Do you think they would associate themselves with a service which blatantly supports the Windows platform. You're damn right they won't. Macs are cool and hip along with their associated devices. There is nothing stuffy nor pretentious about Macs just pure sealess fun. Windows (uncool, very uncool) and its associated partners (even uncooler) have never been considered in this light and never will be. People generally want to always be cool and have cool things.
I appreciate that there are more Windows PC's out there however by large most of those are in offices not homes. So as Mac sales increase those home owners are going to be less likely to access a service that is exclusively windows supported. I know I know, you can boot windows on new Macs, but here's the thing. A few people I know who have bought new Macs want to get away from the windows platform altogether. For now its a comfort zone to still be able to use windows but only until they are fully confident in OSX!
I appreciate that I could be wrong on this, but my gut along with the facts tell me that this whole thing will work out for Apple sooner or later (I hope alot sooner than later).
Appreciate feedback negative or positive.
Best wishes.
What a name. Apalling, absolutely appalling. However I guess it fits with the sick building of the computer world along with its compatible devices that I'm pretty sure don't work as seamlessly as a certain company will have you believe.
Amazon and its partners will not be getting my business regardless.
Apple will have superior integration and no doubt a significantly better looking device. Have you seen the windows compatible devices! Ugly, undesirable, often unworkable and totally uncool. Not once have I considered parting with my cash to get one of these things.
There is another thing to consider aside from the iPod for Apple. People are buying Macs and new users will most likely stick with a device as equally as cool as that shiny iMac or Mac Pro etc. The PC market I believe is hitting the skids. Lets not forget the people who are most likley to download movies, the very people who have purchased iPods.
As for the rental side of things, could be a good idea for Apple to incorporate but I would not part with more than £2.50 for a rental.
Finally, the 30 studios that have signed up to the Amazon store have not really considered the target audience, they've gone simply for a price plan that earns them more. Big mistake. How many of the target audience are at a University Campus or college with there new Mac Book/Pro and iPods. Quite a few I suspect given the iPod sales. These guy's and gal's are most likely to downloading films. Do you think they would associate themselves with a service which blatantly supports the Windows platform. You're damn right they won't. Macs are cool and hip along with their associated devices. There is nothing stuffy nor pretentious about Macs just pure sealess fun. Windows (uncool, very uncool) and its associated partners (even uncooler) have never been considered in this light and never will be. People generally want to always be cool and have cool things.
I appreciate that there are more Windows PC's out there however by large most of those are in offices not homes. So as Mac sales increase those home owners are going to be less likely to access a service that is exclusively windows supported. I know I know, you can boot windows on new Macs, but here's the thing. A few people I know who have bought new Macs want to get away from the windows platform altogether. For now its a comfort zone to still be able to use windows but only until they are fully confident in OSX!
I appreciate that I could be wrong on this, but my gut along with the facts tell me that this whole thing will work out for Apple sooner or later (I hope alot sooner than later).
Appreciate feedback negative or positive.
Best wishes.
