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AOL's In2TV not for Mac
AOL's free, online vintage TV service, In2TV, is ready
for prime time -- but apparently not on Macs. According to the In2TV beta site, Windows XP is the operating system
required for viewing In2TV. TV Squad confirms
that Mac users, as well as Linux users, will be out of luck. Come on AOL. What's up with ignoring Macs? This is a major collaboration of two powerhouse Time Warner units, Warner Brothers and AOL, which has been in development for over two years. So it's not like the powers-that-be just didn't have time or resources to develop a Mac version. If this is an attempt to take over the nascent online TV market or to steamroller iTunes, where's the logic in leaving Mac viewers out of the mix?
In2TV is reportedly scheduled to open to the public tomorrow. Windows users will be able to stream, but not download, full-length episodes from classic TV series free and on-demand. The lineup includes thousands of episodes of oldies but goodies from Warner's huge TV library, like Welcome Back Kotter, Sisters, Beetlejuice, Lois & Clark, La Femme Nikita and Growing Pains. Shows will be organized into six channels: comedy, drama, toons, horror and superheroes, action, and vintage shows. In2TV is being billed as the largest offering of popular television shows ever available on the Internet. Why should it be just for the masses who are into TV, but not into Macs?
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