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Cringely on Blockbuster-iPod Video Distro Plan

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the in-a-perfect-world dept.

MrPerfekt writes "In this week's Cringely column, another one of his hypothesizing sessions actually seems plausible. Blockbuster's retail outlets make good sense for Apple to partner with them for video iPod content distribution. From the article: 'Take your Video-out iPod to Blockbuster, drop it in a kiosk dock then download from the local xServe your choice of 50,000 movies. You can rent the movie or buy it and you can even choose the resolution, which may or may not affect the final price. Take the iPod home, drop it in the dock attached to your TV and watch the movie. H.264 decoding takes place in the iPod in hardware.'"

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  1. But, but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't even have an iPod. How could this story possibly be true?

    1. Re:But, but by stunt_penguin · · Score: 2, Funny

      You don't have an iPod? You're obviously a lying music pirate and should be locked up for trying to evade the RIAA lawsuit you deserve. Not even having a computer or internet connection is no excuse, you're obviously up to *some* sort of shenannigans, just like that computerless grandmother we sued. We got her good, the lying old witch. No computer my butt!

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  2. Why do we even listen to Cringley? by EdwinBoyd · · Score: 2, Funny

    No offence to the good people that work at blockbuster, but I'm not handing over my ipod to the people that work there. I can already see the "Blockbuster is not responsible for loss of data, cosmetic or electrical damage caused to your device during transfer" fine print.

    Not to mention the Tarintino wannabe desk jockey with a chip on his shoulder after you try to rent Navy Seals or somesuch.....

  3. The predictions! The predictions! by DirePickle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dvorak and Cringely both in the same day! We're doomed, folks!

  4. Re:Cringely's on crack today. by shadowmatter · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, believe it or not, such people do still exist.

    I'm more surprised that people who RTFA on Slashdot still exist. Don't you want first post!?

    - shadowmatter