As long as we have a recorded video of the event when it's finished, then I am happy. supergod said:
People don't have to watch it live, as fun as it is. However, from a business perspective, I would think that Apple should do the streaming. Yes, they can charge through iTunes to recoup the losses from the broadcast, but let's not forget about the people that, while watching the stream live, will say, OOOOOOh, i need to buy this right now and then go do it (assuming the products are already updated on the applestore site). They could induce some impulse buying with the live stream. Then again, these "impulse buyers" will probably be buying a new mac regardless of live stream. But, it's a possibility...MacRumoron said:
No, they have a recording in Quicktime you can watch afterward, though. Several Mac sites post text updates throughout the keynote so you get the important info anyway.pbrennen said:
ooooOOOOoooo... pretty!arn said:
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Stella said:
Actually I think its illegal. Anyone? This time everyone will be prepared considering the potential news.
I'm surprised you guys had problems. I watched my first in 2000 and have never had any drop out or stalling problems. Perhaps it was because I always watched at my uni using their broadband connection - it was probably better up to the task than you're average consumer connection at the time.aafuss1 said:
autrefois said:
I dont think its unwarranted to give Apple a LITTLE slack esp considering they are probably spending that coffer hand over fist with R&D development for the x86 Macs. Meeting them halfway with $3.00 or whatever it costs wouldn't be bad considering people are buying $2 movies in droves
SiliconAddict said:Normally I'd let this slide because I’m tired and its 1AM but I can't resist. . .so if they can really afford it please fill in the blanks. . .
W * (X * Y) = Z
W = cost per MB
X = Number of MB per connection
Y = Number of total active connection for the most anticipated MacWorld in recent history.
Not trying to be a smart***, its too early in the morning for that, but we really don't know how many people would tune in. Considering that just about every Mac site gets totally slammed every Macworld and those are "NORMAL" Apple events on normal servers dropping text pages. I'd rather not comprehend the bandwidth needed for what? 20MB-ish for an hour?
