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[rawtribe]

From Apples live event held today:

Jobs then introduced Disney President and CEO Bob Iger. He called Disney and Apple's first partnership to bring TV shows to the iTunes Store last year "a breakthrough," and added that "the marriage of great content and great technology -- and of great user interface -- is truly a killer application."

"We knew we were in business with a great partner, and we know the consumer has spoken because the success of TV shows has been enormous on this platform," Iger continued. "We're confident that movies are going to work as well. We're very thankful to work with Apple and Steve, and we congratulate you on this next step."

http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/09/12/showtime/index.php

[Red Right and BLUE]

1. Damn it, I almost can't win.

Too many things are owned by too many monolith companies! I guess i won't be getting a Mac or using iTunes. Good thing I hadn't bought an mp3 player yet.

[davidwparker]

5. That's really ridiculous. Not getting an Apple product because

iTunes will be carrying Disney movies. Have you considered not buying any Disney movies instead? I hope you don't stop breathing because Disney breathes in the same air as you.

[Red Right and BLUE]

14. I'm sure I'm not the only person who feels this way.

I hope you have time to flame everyone else while you're at it.

[ShortnFiery]

2. Apple is Dead to Me!

I always liked the PC Guy (who's also an actor on The Daily Show) better than that snooty, "my sh*t doesn't stink" MAC Guy anyway. ;)

It's no great loss for me as I didn't fall for the Ipod craze. :hi:

[billbuckhead]

3. Ever think Apple might eventually take over Disney if we got behind them?

No wonder liberals have virtually no power in mass media. Endlessly making the good the enemy of the perfect. RepuKKKes certainly don't make that mistake.

[ShortnFiery]

7. Well I'm proud to be a LIBERAL and KNOW that absolute power

corrupts absolutely. We don't need an increased number of Corporate MERGERS. Hell no!

We need to break up the Monopolies and "Family Fortunes" passed down from a wannabe Ruling Class. We especially need to break up the whorish Corporate M$M, if not for anything else, for the sake of DIVERSITY and increased honesty in Journalism.

Competition (not Consolidation) is best for US "little people" non-investor class CONSUMERS.

[davidwparker]

4. So, since Apple is lost on you anyhow, I guess you're not making that

big of a sacrifice.

[ShortnFiery]

6. Oh contraire Kill Joy one! :P

I was seriously thinking about getting a Mac Desktop. Willing to drop about $3000 on the entire set up. Yeah, Mac loses big time from people like me (when taken as a whole segment of society), but I'd rather deal with the viruses that give support to wannabe Corporate Masters of The Universe. :hi:

[davidwparker]

8. "wannabe Corporate Masters of the Universe" That's Microsoft, right.

I hear you talking.

[Javaman]

9. I'm still getting my Mac Pro.

Disney will change if they want to survive. Jobs will have a greater influence over them, that's a fact.

Apple makes a great product and treats their employees well. Also, the stand by their work practices aka investigation into the sweat shop allegations.

Jobs is a Democrat. Disney is not. ABC is especially not. I will stick with jobs. He has changed Apple, I believe he will do the same with Disney. ABC is dead to me. But then again, I don't have a TV, so all networks are dead to me.:)

[davidwparker]

10. that's how I feel. It's Disney/ABC to boycott if you choose. I'm

typing this on a Powerbook. I wish I could get a Mac Pro. That will be my next computer ... someday.

[Elwood P Dowd]

11. I wonder if the repukes boycott Apple because

iTunes radio carries Air America and not Limbaugh, Hannity, O'Lielly, etc.?

[ShortnFiery]

13. Screw all big corporations, including Apple ...

I will do my damnest to build my own PC.

Their greed and OUR UGLY AMERICAN desire to "have things" while people are being mass murdered and tortured all over the would disgusts all that is truely Christian in me. :( :thumbsdown:

[Javaman]

19. and who supplies the parts for the PC? *cough cough* corporations...nt

[ShortnFiery]

20. Not LARGE Corporations ... and there's competition, plenty of it

for individual hardware that goes into building a PC.

I'll rephrase, SCREW Mega-Corporations and Monopolies! :P There, hope that settles well with ya. :hi:

[Javaman]

22. Okay, I can work with that. :) lol nt

[Tesha]

23. Aren'tcha gonna have trouble drawing all those teeny tiny lines...

Aren'tcha gonna have trouble drawing all those teeny tiny lines
on the silicon chips?

Or aren't AMD and Intel big corporations by your lights?

Tesha

[ShortnFiery]

12. That's ANY company OR person who is taken over by greed

and callous disregard of the welfare of their individual worker (non-managment) wage slave.

ALL large Corporations should be broken-up into smaller independent entities to promote competition.

Apple is included in the Greedy category. No doubt. ;)

[Red Right and BLUE]

15. same here.

No Mac for me now.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

18. No need to deal with viruses.

Get a Linux PC. Preinstalled, or an OS-less system with Linux installed by a friend. Or by yourself, if you feel like it.

Fedora is particularly straightforward to install on a PC.

[alfredo]

16. Jobs has no control over ABC's content. His influence is just

one vote on the board of directors. We don't know what he did or said behind closed doors to Iger or anyone else.

If you look at the talk radio stations in iTunes they are decidedly progressive. Apple is where he has his influence and they are a very blue company. Dell didn't hire Gore, Apple did.


AAR is there, not EIB or Sinclair.

[Elwood P Dowd]

17. They don't care about that

There are certain people on this board who get their cookies off bashing Apple.

[alfredo]

21. I know, I just want to give them a bit to think about.

Remember SNL did a skit where they parodied Jobs introducing smaller and smaller iPods to the point they were invisible?

It's coming true.