`DD #5 and #9 http://www.technewsworld.com/story
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Posted On: 12/29/2015 7:44:24 AM
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`DD #5 and #9
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82907.html?rss=1
5. Get Us 48-Hour iTunes Movie Rental Periods
We're heading into 2016, and for some reason, we are still saddled with 24-hour limits on iTunes movie playback periods. This means if you start a movie one night after work, but get interrupted with say, life, you'll have to find the time within 24 hours to finish it. Either the DRM WORKS or it doesn't. Why punish your customers with arbitrary limits on protected content? It's all just so stupid.
I'm sure some of it is tied up with rights management from the content producers, but Apple apparently doesn't care enough to make it an issue and get it fixed. No wonder people think trotting out to a Redbox is smarter than using iTunes.
Bonus: While we're talking about iTunes movie rentals on our iPhones, why can't we have a 10-second skip ahead or skip back button? Those little virtual buttons are in all sorts of other video playback apps and services, but not Apple's. Why not? Why? Is it a patent issue? If it is, just buy the whole company that owns the patents. What's more annoying than missing a bit of dialogue? Rewinding too far back and then trying to return to your spot in a video.
9. Stream NFL Thursday Night Football
Word on the street says the NFL is soliciting bids to stream NFL Thursday Night Football from Apple and other tech companies. I sure hope Apple takes this seriously and makes it happen.
This kind of "TV" solution would be perfect for casual fans who are unwilling to spend hundreds on cable and satellite packages.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82907.html?rss=1
5. Get Us 48-Hour iTunes Movie Rental Periods
We're heading into 2016, and for some reason, we are still saddled with 24-hour limits on iTunes movie playback periods. This means if you start a movie one night after work, but get interrupted with say, life, you'll have to find the time within 24 hours to finish it. Either the DRM WORKS or it doesn't. Why punish your customers with arbitrary limits on protected content? It's all just so stupid.
I'm sure some of it is tied up with rights management from the content producers, but Apple apparently doesn't care enough to make it an issue and get it fixed. No wonder people think trotting out to a Redbox is smarter than using iTunes.
Bonus: While we're talking about iTunes movie rentals on our iPhones, why can't we have a 10-second skip ahead or skip back button? Those little virtual buttons are in all sorts of other video playback apps and services, but not Apple's. Why not? Why? Is it a patent issue? If it is, just buy the whole company that owns the patents. What's more annoying than missing a bit of dialogue? Rewinding too far back and then trying to return to your spot in a video.
9. Stream NFL Thursday Night Football
Word on the street says the NFL is soliciting bids to stream NFL Thursday Night Football from Apple and other tech companies. I sure hope Apple takes this seriously and makes it happen.
This kind of "TV" solution would be perfect for casual fans who are unwilling to spend hundreds on cable and satellite packages.
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