DVD and Conquer.
>In contrast, Apple really seems to be taking the back seat this time. Sure, you could argue that prices for new boxes were much higher then, but at a minimum they should include DVD drives in all new B&W G3s, IMHO.<
Don't know about this.
1) Read an article blaming the rise of the cheap PC on the slow adoption of of DVD as a standard.
2) DVD is a $500 (high end) option for people who buy 300 mhz Powerbook G3s regularly fly x-country and don't want to watch inflight fare. Not a volume item.
3) DVD is featured on the "value-priced" 350 mhz G3 at $1999, but it's also not a hot seller.
4) You can't output these to a regular TV, so for those with home theater systems, it makes more sense to go with a free standing DVD player.
5) Nonetheless, I think it would be great to have DVD, along with an AM/FM/TV tuner, as a BTO option on an iMac making it computer-cum-entertainment-system-dormroom-solution".
Even without DVD, I think internet/QT4/RNWK/IBM/SNE/MSFT, etc. are moving things this way anyhow. |
