BobRamage
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Jun 10, 2008, 10:31 AM
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Re: [Ron Priest] WWDC Keynote-No mention of Blu-ray
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Eventually download will be the norm, but not anytime soon. There simply isn't enough bandwidth available to support it. ISPs are already pushing to charge heavy downloaders more and in some cases have started throttling back transfer speed for those downloading large amounts of data. A battle for "net neutrality" is rapidly developing. Personally, I think many of the big ISPs are pushing for limits because they recognize the potential for delivering media over the internet and want to control it and reap the potential windfall. This would not bode well for companies like Apple who do not control the pipeline.
Optical delivery is going to be with us for a long time, and blu-ray is going to continue to gain acceptance. The key is the price of standalone players. Once players come down in price and more and more HDTVs are sold, new buyers will almost undoubtedly opt for them. The format is also very important to the big studios, both for its potential for sales growth and enhanced protection against copy and piracy. Expect a big push next X-mas.
When it comes to certain types of productions, such as wedding videos, there is always going to be a desire to have a physical copy that can be stored. The problem with downloads is that they end up on a hard drive that is inevitably going to fail. Great for rentals. Not so great for ownership. At some point, people are going to want to be able to store their keepsake in a manner that will last.
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