The counts are winding down to CES and Macworld, so the news and rumor output is finally cranking into high gear. Today's first item: Apple has chosen a side in the DVD format war. Take a quick look at the studios Apple has content deals with on iTunes, and check which format those studios have allied with, and this news probably becomes fairly predictable, but word today is that Macs will ship in 2008 with Blu-Ray drives. We still think it's possible they'll go with a hybrid, just to keep the door open, but the pieces are aligning too well to dismiss.
If so, it'll be interesting to see if HP sticks with their either/or strategy of selling laptops with your choice of Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. As far as we're concerned, we're non-denominational. SquareTrade warranties cover almost any electronics, new or used, wherever you buy it from, for far less. We even through in extras like Accidental Damage coverage and a 5-Day Service Guarantee. And Macworld happens about a ten minute walk from our offices, so we're going to be all over that noise.
Coupled with rumors of a new Macbook Slim, a Macbook Mini ultraportable, the 3G iPhone (by next May, supposedly), a deal with rapper-producer Jay-Z that's a first step for turning iTunes into a music label, and a brand new 3.2GHz eight-core Penryn processor for the Mac Pro, it's looking like Steve Jobs' keynote will go on a bit longer than usual this year. "One more thing," indeed.
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