Yes, you can.
The family is watching something on the huge screen, I watch The Closer on my iPad, put on those earplugs and I am in my own little world. It is much more fun than you would think.
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Wal-Mart Debuts VUDU Movie Service on iPad as Web App, Shutting Down MP3 Store
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Yes, you can.
The family is watching something on the huge screen, I watch The Closer on my iPad, put on those earplugs and I am in my own little world. It is much more fun than you would think.
Yes of course it is.
And wearing video display goggles is the same as sitting in your own movie theater with a 50 foot screen.
Apple's rules are going to make a lot of people use the Application platform they have been pushing for four years?
You don't seem to understand why Apple would not want to host applications for people who will make millions of dollars off of Apple distributing their App and offer nothing in return.
Not sure why this is bad anyway. Apps that require an Internet connection and simply display information are better off as Web Apps.
Yes of course it is.
And wearing video display goggles is the same as sitting in your own movie theater with a 50 foot screen.
Actually he was correct, and you just have an unhealthy fixation with bigger.
This is an example of the reason why Steve Jobs is so anti flash and pro HTML5 though secretly hating it. It takes power away from Apple by giving alternatives to things that people would otherwise have to give money to Apple for. HTML5 was the lesser of two evils, since it still wasn't as wide spread as flash. This is a business man. I know some will say he's as pure as Jesus and would never have such naughty reasons, but in a way it's as clear as day.
I remember the mp3 store thing coming up a long time ago. There was some concern that if the store shut down, the functionality of the purchased files with DRM would be limited. Is that true? Did they develop some workaround?
Wow, everyone is jumping on the WebApp now to avoid paying Apple their 30%. Unfortunately, some of these apps are already said to be having some issues with performance and bugs (Amazon Kindle). Hopefully they can get them all sorted out.
No, Netflix does HD as long as it's enable in the account settings. It defaults to SD due to bandwidth caps of many of their customers.
Vudu + Airplay = a great alternative.
Bad move on Apple's part
Apple is shooting themselves in the foot here. Short-term gain (those content providers willing to pony up the 30% premium), long-term loss (there's no vendor lock-in with web apps - they'll run just as well on Android as on iOS).
Apple is shooting themselves in the foot here. Short-term gain (those content providers willing to pony up the 30% premium), long-term loss (there's no vendor lock-in with web apps - they'll run just as well on Android as on iOS).
And this is way we pay top dollars for ours iDevices and consequently Apple is making an amazing amount of money.
I know, right? Freaking Walmart sells us crap from China and squeezes their suppliers to continually reduce their prices. Also hugely successful company whose employees, by and large, don't share in that success. Kinda like Apple.
Apple store employees are unionized? I think (I may be way off) whereas it really doesn't need to be said what happens when a Wal-Mart tries to have a union. Or that class-action lawsuit on behalf of all women at Wal-Mart (that got shot down by a judge)
edit: But I do agree Walmart sells us crap from China, whereas Apple sells good products from China
No actually he was wrong. Spoken like someone who doesn't watch good quality HD content on a large screen.
Benefits of 1080p? More detail and clarity.
Benefits of a big screen? Actually being able to see the detail.
Benefits of watching 1080p on a small screen? None, because the unaided human eye can't see the extra detail that the image contains on an 11 inch screen. Just as it can't see the details in a photo on the Web that's only 2 inches wide as opposed to a photo on the Web that's 12 inches wide. It doesn't matter if they are the same resolution if their physical size is massively different.
If details didn't matter magnifying glasses and microscopes wouldn't exist.
This is what Apple wanted in the beginning
The original iOS 1.0 (not actually called that) did not support downloading apps. All content outside the homepage icons were web apps. This how Apple wanted the iphone to work supposedly to protect the stable functionality Users went into an uproar that they could not download native apps. So iOS 2.0 and iphone 3g got native apps and the Appstore. So now 5 years, several hundred thousand Apps and Billions of dollars later Companies want to go back to the web app....
The original iOS 1.0 (not actually called that) did not support downloading apps. All content outside the homepage icons were web apps. This how Apple wanted the iphone to work supposedly to protect the stable functionality Users went into an uproar that they could not download native apps. So iOS 2.0 and iphone 3g got native apps and the Appstore. So now 5 years, several hundred thousand Apps and Billions of dollars later Companies want to go back to the web app....
This is what Apple wanted in the beginning
The original iOS 1.0 (not actually called that) did not support downloading apps. All content outside the homepage icons were web apps. This how Apple wanted the iphone to work supposedly to protect the stable functionality Users went into an uproar that they could not download native apps. So iOS 2.0 and iphone 3g got native apps and the Appstore. So now 5 years, several hundred thousand Apps and Billions of dollars later Companies want to go back to the web app....
The original iOS 1.0 (not actually called that) did not support downloading apps. All content outside the homepage icons were web apps. This how Apple wanted the iphone to work supposedly to protect the stable functionality Users went into an uproar that they could not download native apps. So iOS 2.0 and iphone 3g got native apps and the Appstore. So now 5 years, several hundred thousand Apps and Billions of dollars later Companies want to go back to the web app....
Their Website Says They Have HD
... they are pushing it as one of their big features! Time to correct the article?
http://www.vudu.com/difference.html
... they are pushing it as one of their big features! Time to correct the article?
http://www.vudu.com/difference.html
30%
Here is where retailers are short sited on the 30% to Apple. If this had been an in app purchase, I would have tried this service out. I will not sign up for this on their site, have another credit card and password I have to manage (especially when I get identity ganked again) so instead, they will get none of my money. They are really overlooking the benefits of an already established account that is easy to access.
Here is where retailers are short sited on the 30% to Apple. If this had been an in app purchase, I would have tried this service out. I will not sign up for this on their site, have another credit card and password I have to manage (especially when I get identity ganked again) so instead, they will get none of my money. They are really overlooking the benefits of an already established account that is easy to access.
I really don't think most people would mind or care, and perhaps they use paypal, but you actually think losing someone like you as a potential customer (which they probably aren't since you give off the vibe of being really loyal to Apple) is worst than or even in the same level as losing 30% of their sales.
it's good, that it is a free market anyone can still get into the market of apps in apple products and such.
I mean in the end people get to choose and competition brings lower prices and innovations.
I just wish it was not walmart that was doing thins, they do not treat their employees fairly.
I mean in the end people get to choose and competition brings lower prices and innovations.
I just wish it was not walmart that was doing thins, they do not treat their employees fairly.
I'm confused. Can someone please explain to me why you all think vudu has a webapp?
I know what a webapp is. Amazon's new Kindle Cloud Reader is a webapp (nice one too). And I've even made my own for my movie collection (http://night.org/dvd).
But vudu.com does not have a webapp. I logged into their site on my iPad in Safari then navigated to http://vudu.com/movies like it says and added it to my home screen. When I launch the vudu icon, Safari opens to that URL. That's just a home screen bookmark. That is not a webapp! The vudu site does look good on my iPad, and I guess it might stream movies (I have an account but haven't bought anything yet). But that doesn't mean it's a webapp...
