Re: iPhone with Blu-ray

[Nate Stephens] "This might be the reason we finally get Blue Ray on our Apples.. And we will have to thank Mr Harrington for pushing Mr Jobs to wake up.."

It's amusing to me how people assume that it is through sheer cluelessness that Apple hasn't yet added Blu-ray support to Macs. Despite the rumors to the contrary, Steve Jobs is a pretty bright guy, and I'm sure he's given the issue a lot of thought. If there's not yet a publicly announced Blu-Ray strategy for the Mac, you can bet it's for a good reason/reasons.

To imply that the company that created the iPod, iTunes Music Store and the iPhone somehow wildly missed the mark on Blu-Ray is pretty presumptuous. Keep in mind that Apple is notoriously secretive. Speculation runs amok until Apple shows its cards on a particular topic.

If Apple does eventually support Blu-Ray authoring, I'll wager they will do it with an elegance and thoroughness that sets the bar for the rest of the computer industry. As for the playback of commercial Blu-Ray discs, I suspect that the DRM limitations of the platform make it very unpopular with Apple as a matter of philosophy, not to mention its competitive status with Apple TV.