You do realize the problem with Android is that Google has almost no control over how quickly handsets update, right?
And you do realize that millions of people are not begging apple for a bluray drive and Apple is not saying "muhahah no!", right?
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Phil Schiller Claims Customers Aren't Asking for Built-In Blu-Ray Anymore
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And you do realize that millions of people are not begging apple for a bluray drive and Apple is not saying "muhahah no!", right?
The worst trouble I had was with the HD-DVD Blu-Ray drive and power DVD, I bought that four or so years ago and it got to the point where I could no longer play newer blu-rays without an update, so I updated and then could not play HD-DVD's so..........it was one or the other even thought the program I had was suppose to play both, I found a way around it.
Power DVD is just a question program that asks you to update every other second. Playing blu-rays was easier on a stand alone player which I had for a bit then had to go back to a computer for such media, easy enough now with the programs I use, still harder then it should be.
Actually it's not google saying no since all their devices are on the latest OS. It is the manufacturers that slow things down. What a terrible analogy....
It's amazing how the "terrible"analogy has flown over everyone's head. It's no less terrible than the person I was replying to who implied that apple is willfully ignoring the pleas of millions of their customers who are begging for a bluray drive.
That people are being forced to use their macs and shedding a tear everything they turn it on because of the lack of bluray, but since they are forced to buy apple products because of Apple's brainwashing there's nothing they can do about it...
Try to look at things in context, usually helps in understanding what's being said.
Can you provide any proof that apple users are clamoring for a bluray drive and that apple is saying "no! You don't need a bluray!"
You act as if 90% of Apple's users have sent in petitions for a bluray or something.
And you do realize that millions of people are not begging apple for a bluray drive and Apple is not saying "muhahah no!", right?
There is a difference. Apple is making a conscious decision to not put Blu Ray in there. Google has no conscious decision to make in regards to whether or not Sony/Samsung/etc update their phones.
Yeah, it's a fully functional player, menus, etc. are supported unlike the other one.
I rip ISOs to a NAS and it directly plays the ISO. I'll try playing direct from disc.
And you do realize that millions of people are not begging apple for a bluray drive and Apple is not saying "muhahah no!", right?
People were begging. We waited since Apple announced support for Blu-Ray in 2005 and never delivered. We've moved on because Apple doesn't listen, because Apple reneged on its promises. At least I have. Apple's not the place to go for the best in high resolution home video. Congratulations, Apple! Yay, mediocrity!
And I'm not some anti-streaming luddite. I stream inside my home, from Blu-Ray sources. I cashed in all my free iTunes copies from DVD's/Blu-Rays. But I chose to take my business to Vudu for HD streaming because they give you upgrade credit if you have the disc (Apple doesn't) and they did 1080p HD for the longest of anybody. iTunes has gotten less than $20 out of me in my lifetime. But really streaming is just for "fun" while I'm on the road away from home, not serious movie watching.
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"People"are a few loudmouths on a forum. If the people were really begging and apple is just saying "sorry we decide what you want" why are Mac sales going up? Why do people continue to buy macs?
I'm not saying no mac user in the world wants bluray. Of course some do but it's not like millions of people are begging and apple is ignoring them. Why would they?
People actually were begging for a bigger screen iPhone and when apple realized it was affecting their bottom line they gave those people a bigger screen.
Please stop spreading the FUD that poor mac users just want a bluray drive and those damn apple dictators just won't give it them.
It's amazing how the "terrible"analogy has flown over everyone's head. It's no less terrible than the person I was replying to who implied that apple is willfully ignoring the pleas of millions of their customers who are begging for a bluray drive.
That people are being forced to use their macs and shedding a tear everything they turn it on because of the lack of bluray, but since they are forced to buy apple products because of Apple's brainwashing there's nothing they can do about it...
Try to look at things in context, usually helps in understanding what's being said.
Can you provide any proof that apple users are clamoring for a bluray drive and that apple is saying "no! You don't need a bluray!"
You act as if 90% of Apple's users have sent in petitions for a bluray or something.
I never once claimed users wanted blu ray I was responding saying that your analogy is much different with google than apple since apple controls everything, google doesnt(except for its nexus line of devices)
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Probably the same reason users keep/kept buying iphones even without lte/larger screen/etc because if you want IOS/Mac OS you have no other options.... It's not that hard to see or understand.
My point was the apple analogy that I responded to is flawed because it is predicated on the false belief that mac users are clamoring for blurays and apple is denying them because they "know what you want better then you do". Like I said context is important. Look at the original person I was replying to.
Yep and if they want bluray so bad, they DO have options. Again, that is my point.
It's a business. They're there to make money. If they see users making a mass exodus because of the lack of bluray or if their movie business was failing they'll add it because again they're there to make money.
So apple is the one company in existence that has managed to lie, cheat, steal, brainwash and not give a crap about their customers for years and still manage to make 1B a week.
And THAT is more likely than maybe people just like apple. The rdf has definitely moved elsewhere.
Get out of left field.
No one said (or even implied) that Apple is the only company doing it
So why the uproar? If it's part of everyday business then why are people surprised or making apple the villain?
I'm waiting for one of you guys to explain yourselves but you won't or can't.
When someone brings up ANY company that tells a blatant lie someone brings it up.
It isn't just apple.
Why do defensive?
It's not being defensive, it's trying to dispel the FUD in the original post I replied to.
I don't know why everyone else is getting defensive because I pointed out the flaw in that original post.
I'm not up on my acronyms, what is FUD?
All I said say the guy was lying and that people DO want Blu Ray.
You'll never find a download in iTunes in Blu Ray quality
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Apple: licensing to include one is a total cock up so if you want a blu-ray drive go buy a third party one and a copy of Toast and enjoy.
Joining the board is hardly the same thing as swearing on a stack of LISAs that they would put drives in their machines.