Posted by GMAN on 04/27/06 20:25

In article <1146168781.888772.131450@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>, "L Leed" <lluck98@yahoo.com> wrote:
>http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=14487&Page=1&pagePos=2
>
>Apple is asking movie studios to include iPod-ready versions of their
>films on future Blu-Ray disc releases.
>
>CNN claims Apple - who signed up to support the Blu-Ray standard in
>March 2005 - is using its membership of the standards-setting body and
>its CEO Steve Jobs' Hollywood clout to convince studios to make such a
>move.
>
>Apple new media ally Disney and Blu-Ray standard champion Sony have
>been approached, the report states.
>
>Convincing studios to release iPod-ready movies using the
>rights-protected Blu-Ray standard would "greatly expand Apple's movie
>library," the report opines.
>
>The move is thought to be part of Apple's strategy to create a rich
>ecosystem of content to help generate sales of its purported future
>"true iPod video" product.
>
I would think Sony would want a PSP version on the disks too?????

As long as its a choice that the studios make and not one forced into the
standard by Apple on everyone. Theres no problem in my book if its slapped on as
an extra in unused space on the disks.

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