[Blake Kachman @ Sep 19th 2007 11:48PM]

Dumb Ass Move!!!

[Carlos @ Sep 20th 2007 12:25AM]

PC only?? I understand that NBC is trying to screw Apple for reasons only known to NBC but why screw all of the NBC watchers that are also Mac users.

do they not realize that part of their audience includes Mac users and more importantly in this case iPod users?

Someone should remind NBC that there are 100 million iPod users out there - granted they are not all video iPods but there are at least 100million iTunes users out there on PC AND Mac - which means they can download an NBC episode through iTunes this very second and watch it on their computer and it would even have industry leading DRM.

NBC is out of their mind alienating that many people - its like a slap in the face of its audience.

[Nushio (NDF - Blue) @ Sep 20th 2007 12:30AM]

Or the 2 of us who exclusively use Linux and set up a Mythdora (MythTV) to record said shows...

[michael @ Sep 20th 2007 12:58AM]

@Carlos:

I agree about the whole iPod thing, but not so much about the Mac thing.

It's a pretty bold move, but doesn't sound so foolproof considering what the market is like today. And the fact that iTunes store contains a lot of legal content already.

The Mac thing is a so-so issue. As a Mac owner myself, I have come in terms that not everything will be made for OS X. That's why I prefer to run a copy of Windows on my Sony Vaio laptop.

So there's nothing to get too antsy about the whole Mac deal. It's pretty obvious.

small marketshare = small amount of compatibility with new stuff.

I hate it when I hear the other Mac lovers screaming the obvious. Face it.

[Andrew @ Sep 20th 2007 2:05AM]

Michael - your defeatist attitude is sad - why do you even use a mac in the first place? Why not give in and use a windows machine exclusively?
There are far smaller niches that are supported by large corporations, truth of the matter is NBC is not tech smart and doesn't know how to do this on their own so they have probably sold out to Microsoft or Rhapsody which can provide them with whatever crackable DRM to use with Hulu and NBC Direct.

Mac OSX is a substantial chunk of the home pc market - substantial enough to expect something like a video download site to support your choice of operating system. I would venture to guess that a far larger percentage of Mac users are savvy enough to use NBCs service compared to the millions of PCs out there that are pre Windows XP and/or relegated to work/industrial use and would not be part of the user base using these NBC services.

bottom line - apple users are NOT Apple Corp - we are people, we are NBC watchers and most importantly we are consumers and should not be shut out. No reason to put up with this crap from tech challenged corporations like NBC that have no clue when it comes to technology.

[Scooter @ Sep 20th 2007 2:51AM]

get a life, mac fanboys. There are too few mac users for many organisations to bother with. NBC is aiming for the middle ground; the biggest market. Mac users are in the minority. Simple fact.

[Zach @ Sep 20th 2007 8:16AM]

Mac's market share doesn't matter. If it does what you need in a way you understand, then go for it. Otherwise, don't. Personally, I'm a Mac buyer, but there are some cases where Linux does the job better, and I'm fine with using it there. If you're going to complain about lack of compatibility, attack Linux. Linux has about 3% of the desktop market.

[arcadia @ Sep 20th 2007 1:39PM]

Before anyone declares this to be a good or bad move, we all need to step outside of the engadget universe and do a little research. Engadget only reported part of the story. Every other news agency is reporting that this move is windows only for the time being (in order to deliver content immediately with already developed software). NBC publicly announced that a Mac version of the service is coming soon. It really amazes me how many people get up in arms with out looking into something a little further. We Mac users should expect this by now. With only 4% market share for the Mac, only 4% of iTunes downloads are for Mac users. Why that may not be completely mathematically correct; numbers are all that matter to large companies. Especially NBC Universal which owns 60% of all music/video content offered on iTunes (apples numbers).