Ronald C.F. Antony wrote:
Again, it's FUD when people think Apple is needlessly proprietary. As
a matter of fact, when it comes to standards Apple does more to push
them than just about any other force in the market. Others push things
like Flash,
Think again of Blu-Ray (movie) support on MacOS. Is there one? (BR
drives are supported, only the films don't play...)
Apple is actually - according to my best knowledge - still a "director"
company in the Blu Ray Disc Association.
BD licensing might be a bag of hurt or not, but there are existing
solutions for Windows PCs. (Historically this is quite odd, as Microsoft
had supported HD-DVD. If Microsoft can support Blu-Ray on Windows, Apple
could on MacOS.)
I am also sure that Apple couldn't afford the high licensing fees, even
if they probably would not pay at all... :-D
The reason for this is - of course - that Apple chose not to support
Blu-Ray, and to sell films (SD, HD) on the propietary iTunes store.
Apple is so clearly promoting propietary solutions that you have to be
blind not to admit this. There are other examples. I am actually not
complaining about, but let us keep the facts.
it's FUD when people think Apple is needlessly proprietary.
Oh yeah, they < have > to offer a closed and walled garden. Otherwise
things would not work as PERFECT as Apple users expect...
Best,
Stefan Schreiber
P.S.: And they care since years for the "best and safest working
conditions at the Foxconn plants", and so on. (Even if evidence and
independent reports tell otherwise. They got some pressure ecently,
thanks to NYT and others, but the problems are actually quite old.)
But as long as loyal Apple customers buy into the stuff and every
excuse, there is maybe not enough incentive to change policy.
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