[MacDV] Re: iMovie3 for OS 9 as well?

[Thubten Kunga]

Speak for yourself. I would not be pissed if they charged an extra $100 
for an MPEG-2 license external DVD burner version of iDVD3/iLife.

And why don't PC owners have to pay an expensive license to use Sonic 
MyDVD and InterVideo WinDVD that comes with my DVR-105?

k

On Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 04:01  PM, Randy Cypherd wrote:

> On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 06:26  PM, Gerhard Kuhn wrote:
>
>> The iDVD program not recognizing outside the box DVD-R drives is 
>> another Apple policy that rubs me the wrong way (though not affecting 
>> me since I have a superdrive) and in my opinion is a money grab by 
>> Apple at the expense of their loyal followers.
>
> It's an MPEG-2 licensing issue.  Period.  If they wanted to make iDVD 
> burn to ANY DVD-R they could -- and they would charge you for the 
> license fee.  And you'd be pissed.  The licensing fee is embedded in 
> the cost of Mac's that come with a super drive.  It's easy to override 
> -- except that Apple legal will go after you (and have) if you tell 
> the secret.  And they should.
>
> Those of us with Super Drives paid for an MPEG-2 license.  Those who 
> buy external DVD-R burners didn't.  It's really that simple.
>
> Maybe Apple should offer an iDVD app for external burners and charge 
> US$100 (or whatever).  But you'd still be pissed.
>
> Randy