And yet, Bond used a Sony Ericsson phone in the last few Bond movies distributed by... Sony.
Wonder what this means for disc releases? Was hoping to pick up the Bond movies on UHD disc, but if Apple or Amazon win, I would assume streaming only. Boo.
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Apple Looking to Purchase 'James Bond' Film Distribution Rights
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Wonder what this means for disc releases? Was hoping to pick up the Bond movies on UHD disc, but if Apple or Amazon win, I would assume streaming only. Boo.
Only cos BMW is so much less cool and less fitting than Aston Martin. I don't remember anything especially bad - what sort of one liners did they put in?
You joke, but the adjusted (2017) world wide box office for the Mission Impossible franchise (5 films) was roughly $3.9 billion.
Compare that to the adjusted (2017) world wide box office for the last 5 James Bond films which was roughly $4.2 billion.
For what James Bond would command vs. Mission Impossible (and the possibility of a sustainable television series) a ~10% increase in revenue overall is far less than the franchise would command as a premium.
(FYI the international market LOVES Tom Cruise)
In the books I believe he drove a Bentley, and Aston Martin are wwwwaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy sexier and cooler and more sexy car then ANY BMW in history has or will ever be.
Considering the premiss James Bond is based on, he is much more likely to have an Aston then a BMW. I'd have to see if then are any clips of the films to show my point.
Meh what would suck the most is the franchise being exclusive to one platform only and not available in Blueray or DVD.
The transformation from innovator to imitator is complete.
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Can an inanimate object really be "sexy" or "cool"? Madison Avenue for the win.
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Can an inanimate object really be "sexy" or "cool"? Madison Avenue for the win.
I like that the deal is rumored to be in $2 billion to $5 billion ballpark. This after reading the article on Apple rumored to be trying to acquire an old Culver City studio (where parts of Gone with the Wind were filmed). That article said that Apple has allocated $1 billion to get them further in the film/TV world. Seems like Apple really wants to compete in this market now.
Thanks!
Ranking for Bonds
1: Daniel Craig: He aint' no punk
2: Pierce Bronson: Started shift away from corny
3: Sean Connery: He effectively started the franchise, so props
4: Timothy Dalton: See number 5
5: Roger Moore: Turned James Bond into a punk. (check Man with the Golden Gun dojo scene where he is running like a little girl)
6: David Niven: Has to go above number 7
7: George Lazenby: Yikes!
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I wouldn't mind this one.
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Ranking for Bonds
1: Daniel Craig: He aint' no punk
2: Pierce Bronson: Started shift away from corny
3: Sean Connery: He effectively started the franchise, so props
4: Timothy Dalton: See number 5
5: Roger Moore: Turned James Bond into a punk. (check Man with the Golden Gun dojo scene where is running like a little girl)
6: David Niven: Has to go above number 7
7: George Lazenby: Yikes!
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I wouldn't mind this one.
Fair enough so long as your happy struggling to get in and out of it, because it is a struggle, and it sounds rubbish.. compared to an Aston V12
I think the i8 is overpriced for what it is, then again it's just a tech test bed anyway.
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Don't you mean Kodi?
Well you're introducing things, namely in and out access, sound and price which was not in your original comment of "wwwwaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy sexier and cooler and more sexy car then ANY BMW in history"Fair enough so long as your happy struggling to get in and out of it, because it is a struggle, and it sounds rubbish.. compared to an Aston V12
I think the i8 is overpriced for what it is, then again it's just a tech test bed anyway.
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If both pulled up to the same stop light, they'd both pull stares and gawking and those not in the know could care less about which is better dollar value, has easy access or better engine sound.
I'm always amused by the idea that the world's wealthiest multinational corporation is capable of doing only one thing at a time. "Wait, how can they develop the iPhone 8 when they're already working on laptop upgrades? They spread themselves so thin!"
Apple has about $130 billion in cash reserves. This deal would close for around $5 billion and you think it would affect Maps development? Or any other project for that matter?
Well duh, in "theory" Apple should be able to work on more than one thing at once, but they don't ever seem to operate that way, now do they!? Your logic is sound, but here we are, still, always waiting for Apple to take their sweet little time, product by product, one by one. The new Mac Pro could have been designed over the course of a month and been released by now. But CLEARLY Apple is too preoccupied.
Looks wise yes, but brand wise... and when they pull away people will notice the Aston an awe full lot more... hmm we now seem to utterly overthinking this???
Stop iiittt.... take a deeeeep breath and relax. Your new Mac Pro which you I believe are personally gagging for, will come soon enough. You can always buy the iMac Pro in the meantime?
I thought you were joking about this and then I looked it up. Hah!!!
I'm still rooting for Idris Elba to be the next Bond. Maybe then I'd actually be interested in watching them again. Not that I think Daniel Craig is bad, but I just don't really care for Bond movies to begin with and I think Idris brings great charisma to parts he plays.
What does the quality of those shows have to do with the fact that Apple is intent on spending lots of money for more? Nothing. I said "laser focused" which is a paraphrase of "intense interest" which is a quote from Tim Cook. You may not like their shows so far, and that's fair enough, but that's besides the point.
I responded to the assertion that Apple didn't have the financial resources for parallel project development. They certainly do. Buying Bond won't leave them short on cash and hurt their ability to develop products. That's silly. You're citing their prioritizing some products over others, something they're free to do any time (as are people to complain about it). Even that's not a great example: did OS X/macOS development lag because people were pulled away; we've seen a new major edition of OS X/macOS annually for six years. Basically you've pointed out that Apple can simultaneously develop macOS and iOS (and tvOS), recognized that desktop computing isn't the priority it once was, made gobs of money from the iTMS, and is behind in music streaming market share to Spotify which had a 7-year head start. (I'd also point out that Apple took a year and a half to reach 20 million subscribers while Spotify took five. But Spotify's now growing faster and good on them.)
I'm actually pretty happy with my three Apple TVs. They stream 1080p content, surround sound, have apps for everything I need including the sports I watch, link to my photos and music libraries, tie beautifully to my Plex media ecosystem, have a best-in-class remote, now have Amazon VOD and Vudu, and stream to multiple screens everyday. The only downsides I see are price and the lack of 4K video, the latter of which is a nonissue for most people. The "hobby" is now a tvOS-driven platform that does all I need it to do.TV was something unique in 2007, but 10yrs later it's still a "hobby" for Apple while everyone from Amazon and Netflix to Roku and LG marched on and made streaming content to multiple screens an everyday experience.
And Netflix is a service, not a device. And LG doesn't make a set top box. If you want to compare apples to apples, look at Apple TV, Roku, FireTV, nVidia Shield, Chromecast, and probably a SlingBox.
You missed my point. Easy does it. They can charge what they want. What I said was that it's a misleading headline to claim that an extra $75 for a component "explains" a gadget's $1000 price tag.
Go here and scroll down. They seem to be doing a lot with their time. You obviously want a new Mac Pro, as do many. I'm waiting for a new Mini, but if I dont get one this year I won't blame the money Apple may spend buying the Bond franchise.
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