Apple to Partner with News Corp

[ceakins]

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Jobs Changes Tune, To Push Movie Rentals Over Downloads

New York Post | Brian Garrity | December 28, 2007 09:23 AM
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Apple Inc. boss Steve Jobs may be used to calling the shots in almost every business venture he enters into, but in dealing with the entertainment industry he's being forced to learn he can't always get his way.

After trying for over a year to jam down the throats of studio executives the concept of selling cheap movie downloads via iTunes and having limited success, the notoriously inflexible tech titan is expected to change tactics and push low-cost rentals instead.

Apple is said to be close to announcing a deal with News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox about a rental download service that could be announced at the Macworld Conference on Jan. 15, if not sooner, and is actively talking to a number of other studios about the offering. (News Corp. also owns The Post).

It currently sells select movie titles from Disney, Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.

 

[ceakins]

Guess my Macbook will be the last product I buy from Apple.

Steve Jobs e-mail and yes he actually reads it.

[email protected]

 

[Myerz]

No more apple products for me...

 

[kushaze]

Why would I rent movies anyways, when I can download them for free from the internet?

 

[Coola]

go microsoft!

 

[Give me liberty]

go microsoft!

Go sony and microsoft!

 

[RSLudlum]

just one thing i want to remind you: please think before you type!!!

keep the threats at a boycott level not personal.

 

[EvilEngineer]

I love macs... but I will drop them like a brick of shit if they do this.

 

[xCakex]

Blimp for great justice! Sad news.

 

[Richandler]

This has nothing to do with the Fox News channel. This also is a deal with News Corp to sell a product. Buying a mac will not result in revenue for News corp. It's renting their movies, which I have a good feeling no one is going to do anyway.

 

[austin356]

Humm should I consider actually paying for my version of Mr Softy now? ??

 

[sandersondavis]

I guess it's time to boycott Apple.

 

[dreamsinc]

Don't boycott Apple. Boycott Fox content.

Please don't boycott Apple. As a previous post said, buying a Mac or iPod will not support News Corp. Only the purchase of Fox content from iTunes will result in any money going to News Corp.

Boycotting Apple would be like boycotting all movie theaters, video stores, and TV manufacturers.

Apple has contributed so much to our cause by providing easy to use and powerful tools to spread our message. I don't want Apple to suffer just because they have a content deal with News Corps.

Please only boycott content.

Just my two cents.

 

[constituent]

lol. the reactions are beyond funny.... particularly the "go microsoft" ones.

who cares? this has nothing to do w/ the comp.s or OS itself, and everything
to do w/ availability of movie rentals....

and who cares?

i didn't think people still payed for movies anyway, silly me i guess.

i'd call this murdoch's bad fo' sho

 

[constituent]

Apple has contributed so much to our cause by providing easy to use and powerful tools to spread our message. I don't want Apple to suffer just because they have a content deal with News Corps.

not to mention the huge amount of freeware available for the mac. it's just insane.

 

[Joe3113]

This has nothing to do with the Fox News channel. This also is a deal with News Corp to sell a product. Buying a mac will not result in revenue for News corp. It's renting their movies, which I have a good feeling no one is going to do anyway.

No compromises

 

[Joe3113]

I love it how everyone makes excuses. If Mac had any morals they would do ABSOLUTELY NO DEALS with News Corp. News Corp needs to be isolated and destroyed. If they are still able to do deals then they will never be isolated.

 

[ecliptic]

pukes in mouth a little

go microsoft!

... i just threw up in my mouth a little.... yuk

 

[Cogz]

Why would I rent movies anyways, when I can download them for free from the internet?

Because that is PROPERTY owned by someone else and that you have a responsibility to exchange one item of worth (money) for the ability to watch that property.

I am not a fan of News Corp in the least, but to advocate stealing someone else's property is not a good way to fight the fight.

Sorry - this is a touchy subject because I make my living creating content, and I believe in supporting the artists and businesses that provide a worthwhile service to me so I can hope to get the same courtesy for myself.

 

[Ninja Homer]

Because that is PROPERTY owned by someone else and that you have a responsibility to exchange one item of worth (money) for the ability to watch that property.

I am not a fan of News Corp in the least, but to advocate stealing someone else's property is not a good way to fight the fight.

Sorry - this is a touchy subject because I make my living creating content, and I believe in supporting the artists and businesses that provide a worthwhile service to me so I can hope to get the same courtesy for myself.

I'm not saying I disagree with you, but let's get one thing straight... it is NOT stealing, it is copyright infringement. If it was stealing, the original owners would no longer have possession of it.