Forbes gives Apple a lot of credit

Lincoln Russell 29 Dec, 2007 at 1:04pm ET Article published in Tech

Forbes: Apple killed the CD, and now they’re going after Blockbuster. Sure, they made the device, but did they really create the demand?

Comments

29 Dec 2007 ~ 9:26pm Thelemech ...and I thought that the mythological urban legend called torrent had killed the CD! ^u#K
29 Dec 2007 ~ 9:59pm Leonardo I don't think that any digital player that depends on downloads for content will threaten video stores until Internet access is much faster and downloading limits becomes less expensive. At least at my home, going over 8GB download a month incurs some stiff charges. But then, we don't use video stores much anyway. Public library - free! Of course, the library won't get the movies until a few months after the video outlets. So what, it really doesn't make any difference unless discussing current movies with friends is an important topic, which it is not for me.

Now then, were my monthly download limit to double or triple, and were my internet connection speed to dramatically increase, I'd be much more interested in downloading movies.
29 Dec 2007 ~ 10:57pm drasnor

Leonardo wrote:

I don't think that any digital player that depends on downloads for content will threaten video stores until Internet access is much faster and downloading limits becomes less expensive. At least at my home, going over 8GB download a month incurs some stiff charges. But then, we don't use video stores much anyway. Public library - free! Of course, the library won't get the movies until a few months after the video outlets. So what, it really doesn't make any difference unless discussing current movies with friends is an important topic, which it is not for me.

Now then, were my monthly download limit to double or triple, and were my internet connection speed to dramatically increase, I'd be much more interested in downloading movies.

Your ISP sucks. Basic cable modem service in my area pushes 1MB/sec downloads with no maximum data limits. Their only request is that you don't run a sever on your connection without signing on for business service.

Libraries rock, especially when you have no space for book storage.

-drasnor
30 Dec 2007 ~ 2:58am Thrax Your ISP is draconian, Leo.

I push 1MB/sec down, and download <i>hundreds</i> of gigabytes on some months with nary a peep.
30 Dec 2007 ~ 4:02am Leonardo

Your ISP is draconian

LOL. That's what I thought as well. We have a budget plan - IPTV, telephone, and internet all through the same phone line and all in one bill. It's actually quite reasonable, except for the download limits. Maybe it's time to see what other plans they have. Maybe it's also time to just drop our landline, go 100% cell, and go cable for Internet.
30 Dec 2007 ~ 7:56am drasnor

Thrax wrote:

Your ISP is draconian, Leo.

Sorry, Thrax is right. I can't distinguish between the two sometimes . Ditto for the hundreds of gigabytes comment.

-drasnor
30 Dec 2007 ~ 12:31pm redchief you guys PAY for internet???
30 Dec 2007 ~ 3:19pm drasnor

redchief wrote:

you guys PAY for internet???

Not everyone has a neighbor that operates a wireless community network that they can piggyback off of :P.

-drasnor
30 Dec 2007 ~ 3:24pm Sonorous I get 2.5MB/s down with cox. no data limits.
30 Dec 2007 ~ 9:45pm Qeldroma

The Trickster wrote:

I get 2.5MB/s down with cox. no data limits.

Prove it. I think you all need to check with your ISP- Example: Cox
30 Dec 2007 ~ 9:53pm Snarkasm Comcast for me, and it's supposedly unlimited; I'm on the 8mbps down/768kbps up plan and make frequent use of it. Mostly for Linux isos, though... I have a problem.
31 Dec 2007 ~ 1:07am drasnor Earthlink on Time Warner's cable: http://www.earthlink.net/highspeed/pricing/?id=cable

-drasnor