I would hardly agree that Blu-ray is on the decline, as for the "PC" market. That Blu-ray is somehow doomed because of a supposed decline in "PC" sales in a fluctuating market, yeah... sorry, but you're really reaching with that one. And I never stated it was a deal breaker...
settle down... i'm not trying to argue with you just bringing another point of view for you to consider.
blu-ray sales are up year over year, month over month, but overall DISC sales are still down. (this means more people are buying blurays than before, but the market as a whole is declining) I never said bluray was doomed, just that the lack of a bluray drive in macs is obviously not having an affect on sales, therefore you can conclude it's not a "deal breaker" for MOST consumers.
"Not a deal breaker to you maybe, not a deal breaker to a majority of consumers maybe, but still a pathetic annoyance for many." Who cares about that though right
Not a deal breaker to me, and not a deal breaker to many as macs increased sales 23% while PC sales declined 0.6% over the same period. If bluray was a huge deal to your average consumer there would be more people buying PC's w/ bluray than macs.
Yes, so why not force consumers to completely get rid of optical drives all together, that would be a great idea right. Hey Apple, if you read this, try it and see what happens lols. People want optical drives, I know everyones really exited about the air and all that but lets get real. This said, if people want optical drives, do you really think they wouldn't rather have Blu-ray over DVD. You're statics look nice and all, but in the real world I doubt it would pan out, I seriously doubt people would opt for DVD over Blu-ray even if it did come at a slight increase in cost.
I never said they would chose bluray over dvd... but obviously it's not a "deal breaker" I don't think you are understanding what that means. Yeah some people may be upset by the lack of bluray, they may want bluray, but it's not a big enough deal to affect their purchases of computers. Numbers don't lie..
My real gripe is simply, why do you care what me and others want? Would it effect you any way if Apple were to give us consumers at least an option, would it be a "deal breaker" for you? Why do you and a few others constantly feel the need to impose your opinions on to others whom disagree, as if you're opinion is somehow any more valid than theirs! You even state that you love Blu-ray, so tell me because I honestly don't get it.
I don't care, I would love to see bluray in a mac... i even said i support bluray, guess my footnote didn't help you to see past the fact you just want to argue. Simple fact is we can complain about bluray all we want.... Apple is showing absolutely NO evidence of adding bluray, in fact they seem to be making a move away from optical media all together. There may be some who don't like it, but that doesn't change the situation.
Doubtful, I've never once met someone my age or younger whom didn't know what 720p is/means. Admittedly I'm only in my mid-twenties though, maybe it's a generational thing.
yeah your age or younger... I'm in my 20's as well, and I can assure you there are a lot more people OVER the age of 20 than there are under the age of 20.... and as age increases, competence for technology wears off. Young people are in the know, they have the latest and greatest... if so many people are aware of HDTV and everything else, why did it take so long to finally flip the switch to DIGITAL content over the air? Surely if soooo many people were down with the digital revolution the flip would have occured years ago when it was first scheduled, not delayed delayed and delayed.
tv continuously buffers and stops because the network can't handle the high bitrates of your 1080p bluray rip than they would be settling for dumbed down audio and low quality 720p rips from the itunes store.