I agree. But it's a small company and we have priorities. -- Matt Johnston - 07515352971
On 29 Aug 2008, at 09:36, Stefano Mori <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 2008-Aug-28, at 23:48, Matt Johnston wrote: > >> On 28 Aug 2008, at 23:34, Stefano Mori wrote: >> >>> There would be no need to ban the app if the app was just a reader, >>> and the content came from elsewhere, even a new iTunes comic store. >>> >>> Matt said the reader doesn't include a timer because it's not a >>> slideshow app... well embedding the content into the app with >>> alternate endings makes it more like a game app., myst, or some >>> such. >>> >>> Either way it's no longer a comic, the rules change, and comparisons >>> with rated content from iTunes don't count. >> >> Do you buy a comic and then buy the paper to put it on? >> >> When you buy an item from the iTunes store, you get vehicle and >> content. Whether that's MP3 and Christina Aguilera or H.264 and >> "There >> Will Be Blood". Vehicle AND Content. >> >> This is no different. > > > Well, an mp3 doesn't play itself. > > Remember abstraction? MVC? Or should all my mp3 files on my Mac > actually be located in /Applications as self running executables? > Instead of 50 apps in there I can have 5000 "apps", mostly music, and > somewhere amongst it is OmniOutliner... i.. j.. k.. l.. m.. ah found > it... > > The question is, will a multitude of comics be using the same > rendering software and file format? If so then abstract out the > rendering software. Now instead of having to limit what the rendering > software can do to keep the file small, you can build in more > features. Aspire to be like Adobe Reader. No... that's a joke. > > What you say below about the "download from server" model that > requires you to be online to read is also not good, as you say. And > that's not how iTunes does it. You download from server and keep the > content. You then browse it and play it at your leisure. How many > comics should a person be able to have on their iPhone? The first 4 > home screens are already full, and there are only 5 left. Where will > all these apps go? Do I have to keep deleting them? What a pain. > > I think you're right about the need for Apple to do as you say re. > ratings. And it's yet another reason to abstract the player from the > content, given that all that naughty stuff already gets through when > it's just content. > > Stefano > > >> Most importantly, Apple needs to: >> >> a) be consistent with their ratings systems. Some horrific content is >> available on the Movie Store without rating. Like Deliverance. Or the >> motion-comic of Watchmen (complete with murder, attempted rape and >> full frontal male nudity). Without Ratings. So wee Jimmy can download >> AND view and bypass the built in controls. >> >> b) expand the existing ratings system to be opt-in and include all >> types of content on the store. There are recommendations for Games/ >> Entertainment. But other content is excluded. Stupidly. Apple is >> highly hypocritical here considering some of the content they host on >> the movie store. >> >> Yes, this has been a great week for us in terms of PR coverage but >> the >> point remains. Apple has half a solution and is flailing under the >> poor >> >> We have executables for the built-in comic and also the 'download >> from >> third party server' content model. The latter is very unsatisfactory >> because when you WANT to VIEW you have to download and that ruins the >> instant nature of the medium. >> _______________________________________________ >> OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] >> http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters >> List hosted at http://cat5.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] > http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters > List hosted at http://cat5.org/ _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
