iTunes Movie Rentals at $2.99 for 30 days?
FinancialTimes reports that Apple is in talks with Hollywood studios about launching an online movie rental service.
The iTunes movie rentals would reportedly be $2.99 for a 30 day rental, but would allow films to be moved to at least one other device -- such as the iPod or iPhone.
The target for this service is believed to be autumn of this year.
Steve Jobs has always been vocal that customers do not want to rent music, but has never specifically excluded the possibility of movie rentals. In fact, at the shareholder meeting responded to a question about movie rentals through the Apple TV, Jobs replied "One never knows."
The iTunes movie rentals would reportedly be $2.99 for a 30 day rental, but would allow films to be moved to at least one other device -- such as the iPod or iPhone.
The target for this service is believed to be autumn of this year.
Steve Jobs has always been vocal that customers do not want to rent music, but has never specifically excluded the possibility of movie rentals. In fact, at the shareholder meeting responded to a question about movie rentals through the Apple TV, Jobs replied "One never knows."
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61 months ago
$2.99 for 30 days. Hmmm... That seems to make Blockbuster Video a little pricey.
61 months ago
$2.99 for 30 days. Hmmm... That seems to make Blockbuster Video a little pricey.
I'd hit that. :D
61 months ago
i would prefer a netflix-style rental model. $20 a month, "rent" 4 movies a time.
still, it's better than owning them for $10 or whatever it is.
still, it's better than owning them for $10 or whatever it is.
61 months ago
This is the only way I would watch movies from iTunes. I hope this is true...
61 months ago
wow...thats a really good deal....I might spend the extra money to own the movie for a good amount of my movies, butstill it be nice, because I know to many time in my head, I'm thinking "I'd like to see that movie, but its not worth 10bucks for me"
61 months ago
more options = happier people! some would dissagree... but i would even like a dollar for a day/night kinda thing... like those red boxes at my local Stop and Shop...
61 months ago
I would use this only if it allowed you to rent the movie to see if it is one that you would watch again and if you want to buy it you can just pay the difference in price and keep it instead of it deleting itself.
61 months ago
I'd jump on this.Rarely do I watch the same movie more than 2-3 times a month and in the long run the ratio gets longer.
$2.99 for 30 days is a nice deal.
What I'd like to know is what the bandwidth/bitrate/quality would be.
$2.99 for 30 days is a nice deal.
What I'd like to know is what the bandwidth/bitrate/quality would be.
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