Netflix to Deliver Movies to the PC - New York Times
But Netflix, my PC is a Mac, and it's in my office, where only one person can watch at a time. If I can't save or burn the movies, what good is this to me? Get thyselves over to Comcast, Cox, DirecTV or some such thing and get this added to their On-Demand offerings. Then you'll have me, big-time. Until then, its appleTV (maybe) for me, or the fantastically lame selection of "new releases" that Cox shovels in my direction. Feh.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
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Yeah, that's kind of a big deal. My living room plan had been coalescing around a Mac mini, Elgato eyeTV, maybe an appleTV, etc., but now I'm thinking more along the lines of a Windows Media Center PC from Shuttle or somesuch. It would still play iTunes stuff, but would also play just about anything else you can download from Netflix, Amazon, Cinema Now, etc.
Either way, I think Tivo might be taking a hike.
TiVo the company is a bit like Netflix, though, in that they're fighting to stay alive in a new industry they helped invent. My cable provider is going to be offering Tivo DVR's soon, and when they do I'm all over it. Interesting how the two company's survival strategies are the same - can't beat 'em, join 'em. Integrate with the "traditional" industry providers because while the technology is really cool and useful, it's not cool enough to build an installed base around.
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