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Amazon takes on Apple with copy-protection-free music

USA Today : Amazon's MP3 store — which sells only songs without copy protection — has quietly become No. 2 in digital sales since opening nearly six months ago. That's even though Apple dominates digital music with its iTunes Store (the second-largest music retailer in the world,...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-26-2008
Apple in talks with music companies

The Financial Times reports that Apple is, indeed, discussing subscription music with the record industry. I've long argued that subscription services were the way to go, so I'm sure the Apple fanatics who dismissed this idea immediately will spin things accordingly now that Apple has played...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-19-2008
Associated Press jumps into Apple TV movie lies fracas

Although, being the AP, they're just noting that Apple has fallen " short of movie rental goal." I didn't read their claim as a "goal," but rather as a pronouncement. Apple has fallen substantially short of its target of having 1,000 movies available for rent on its Apple...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-06-2008
Even Macworld is noticing Apple's lies

I've been a consumer watchdog of sorts when it comes to Apple: They announce release dates and miss them, constantly. They make bogus claims, endlessly. Fastest/biggest/smallest/thinnest whatever in the world. Market share figures. The closed captioning issue I've raised twice lately. On and...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-03-2008
iTunes Now Number Two Music Retailer in the US

Apple continues its relentless march to the top of an ever-decreasing heap: Apple today announced that iTunes (www.itunes.com) is now the number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart, based on the latest data from the NPD Group. Apple also announced that there are now over 50 million iTunes...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-26-2008
Xbox 360 HD DVD Support Statement Updated

Microsoft, predictably, has dropped its HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 in the wake of Toshiba's decision to abandon the hi-def DVD format: As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture new...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-24-2008
DVD Jon goes legit (sort of) with doubleTwist

doubleTwist : doubleTwist desktop enables you to easily share media with friends and sync with popular devices. doubleTwist’s mission is to enable consumers to enjoy their digital media on the widest possible range of devices. Although the explosive adoption of CE devices has enabled any consumer to...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-19-2008
Netflix Plugin for Windows Media Center

I use Blockbuster, not Netflix, but this looks like a great Media Center plug-in : If you're a Netflix subscriber, you definitely going to want Andrew Park's new plug-in for the Vista version of Windows Media Center called MyNetflix . The plug-in lets link up to your Netflix account, view your...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-19-2008
Apple is STILL lying about closed captioning in Ratatouille

Last month, I pointed out Apple's surreal use of the movie "Ratatouille" as an example of Closed Captioning support in iTunes during the teve Jobs keynote. It's surreal because Ratatouille, wasn't--and still isn't--available in a version with closed captioning from the iTunes...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-13-2008
Subtitles and alternate language tracks in iTunes movies: A lie?

Jump ahead to 19:25 in the MacWorld 2008 keynote video and you can see and hear Apple CEO Steve Jobs discuss a new feature in iPhone/iPod touch 1.3.1. "When I'm watching films now, I've got two buttons here ( Figure )," he says. "One shows me all the chapters; I can navigate through...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-23-2008

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