Probably more than any other facet of Apple, we've seen
rumor after
rumor regarding iTunes
fade away in the sunset. Of course, many of those delightful plans were likely shot down by the likes of the MPAA, RIAA and other so-called content guardians, but we say all that in order to depress your hopes on this one. For whatever it's worth, an undisclosed source at
CNET has confirmed an
AppleInsider report that Cupertino is prepping an on-demand video
streaming service for the next iteration of iTunes. Slated to be dubbed iTunes Replay, the service would purportedly "allow users to stream their iTunes video purchases directly from the company's servers for playback anywhere, anytime without eating up local storage." There's no denying that
Netflix's Watch Instantly has been a
universal hit, but that's in large part due to the firm's willingness to
embed that functionality onto all sorts of devices. Is Apple planning on going toe-to-toe with the market leader via your computer and
a box it still regards as a
hobby? We've got our doubts, obviously.
[Via
CNET]
posted Feb 12th 2009 8:53AM
There's no denying that folks everywhere would CLAMOR for this on their iPhones if that ever saw the light of day.
All I got to say about all those Nook and Crannies is.... Well its working :-)
Maybe Apple could Place this new itunes Replay thing on the Sony PS3.... cause its one Nook and Cranny that is still available.
But then again with the PS3 being more pricey and Itunes being more Pricey ... Perfect Match.