After years of speculation, Ars Technica is calling it "official":
Apple is going to open an iTunes Video Store. Their proof? Graphics ripped from the bowels of iTunes 5 which include "Buy Video," "Gift Video," and "Add Video" buttons. Though I personally prefer to wait for the press release before throwing around a word like "official,", it does look pretty convincing. It remains to be seen, however, what kind of video they'll be selling. Movies? Concert videos? TV episodes? The Star Wars Holiday Special?
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Subscribe to commentsJ.T. MillSep 19th 2005 3:56PM
They had iPhone icons a year before the ROKR too. Apple, HAS to head this way eventually, so they might as well pay the person who does the stupid little icons to do all the icons at once rather than having to pay him twice.
ToddSep 20th 2005 6:02PM
I'm not thinking it'll be movies... I'm thinking it'll be music videos. I've never really thought about it before, but music videos were never really sold per se, just made for album promotion on MTV. I suppose it's about that technological time where most people have the bandwidth, the savvy, and now the software to be able to buy a music video just like we currently do our music. I won't be one to buy it - if and when, but I could see MANY people doing so. We'll see!
danbeeSep 21st 2005 11:58AM
That's like saying that Apple are going to support Ogg Vorbis because the iTunes package contains an OGG icon.