So my phone contract rolls over in 6 months and I was toying with the idea of downgrading to an iPhone just as a peripheral toy. No longer. Apple has taken their lovely new MacBooks and told people who want to watch iTunes purchases:
- Go fuck yourself
- Fuck yourself harder
- If you think you're done fucking yourself, well, you just didn't fuck yourself long enough
Yes, that's right. The monopoly that is Apple has gone from shaking hands in a friendly way to bitch slapping customers so they drop their legal purchases like in that gum commercial. They've put "copyright control" restrictions on the HD video out on the laptops. That means if the laptop doesn't get a valid "I'm allowed to play this!" signal from the TV then it won't play. Also, the laptop won't accept any sort of OK on iTunes purchases which means you can't watch movies on your laptop that's hooked up to a TV. Also... there is no actual listing of acceptable hardware that you can watch your movies on and products aren't marked for compatibility. Also, if they are compatible now the hardware companies can issue software updates to the laptop of DVD/blueray player to take that ability away.
Just to make things clear: If you have bought items on iTunes and want to watch them on a nice HD display there is a very good chance your TV will not let you:
In that case your best bet is to pirate your movies online. Yes, even if you want to be a legal consumer your best bet is to stick with
superior pirated goods.
Hey,
didn't I just talk about this? Well, now either watch the hardware sell poorly or iTunes sales to drop off as their laptops sell.
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