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Sony To Release the Interview Online Today; Apple Won't Play Ball

Posted by samzenpus on from the watch-it-now dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports: "Sony Pictures is to distribute its film The Interview online, after a cyber-attack and a row over its release. The film will be offered on a dedicated website — seetheinterview.com — as well as via Google and Microsoft services." Notably absent among the services to provide The Interview is Apple. The New York Times reports: "According to people briefed on the matter, Sony had in recent days asked the White House for help in lining up a single technology partner — Apple, which operates iTunes — but the tech company was not interested, at least not on a speedy time table. An Apple spokesman declined to comment. "

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  1. Actually.. by CastrTroy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Notably absent among the services to provide The Interview is Apple.

    Actually, most notably not in the list is Netflix. The number one streaming service on the planet doesn't have it. That's the big story here.

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  2. Re: Good news! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nah, I'll wait for it to show up on bittorrent. It's Sony after all.

  3. Re:Good news! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Everyone should watch this movie just as an act of patriotism.

    If you think watching a movie is an act of patriotism you are confused.

    What's next, you will claim that an American flag decal on your pickup truck is "patriotic" ?

  4. Apple iTunes Store Freeze by clifyt · · Score: 5, Informative

    Anyone that has EVERY put anything out with Apple -- Apps, Books, Music, Movies -- knows that Apple sends an email several weeks in advanced telling that they are going into a freeze for a week or two EVERY YEAR. They let their people go on vacation and spend time with the family and all that shit.

    This was sent out in November: http://www.macstories.net/news...

    Guess what? It takes about a week from the time Apple gets a movie until they post it. They do a QA check on it, and make certain the ratings are correct and ask that the folks on the other side to verify the same. The quickest this happens is about a week. And now Sony wants Apple to order their employees back in from their vacation, all the while not putting this up on either of their two services.

    I know /. hates Apple these days (I was around when /. loved them) but damn...