Warner Brothers has begun offering “app editions” of movies for iOS. Here’s the idea: Instead of paying for a movie from iTunes, you can get the app edition from… iTunes, but along with the movie you get extras including scene selection, photos, videos, trivia, and sound clips/ there’s also a “share” area where you can see Twitter updates from WB, if that’s your sort of thing.
To start, WB is offering two titles: The Dark Knight and Inception. Both apps are available as free downloads, but you’ll only be able to stream a 5 minute preview of the movie and access selected extras with the free app. You can buy full versions through in-app purchases, with The Dark Knight running $9.99 and Inception going for $11.99.
Once you’ve purchased a film you can download the entire title or stream it over the internet. Overall, App Edition movies feel a lot like the iPhone/iPad answer to DVDs. Read the rest of this entry »
And people wonder how they can have 16 billion “apps” in their store… a separate app for every movie now?
They can package them however they want. I’m not interested in ‘buying’ movies in digital form. Sorry.
[Exception: Kids movies that will be watched repeatedly.]
Woohoo! I get to only pay $10 for a worthless digital file that is only playable on one company’s devices!?!? I’ll take 10 of them!