Millions of 5G Video iPod Owners Demand Movie Rentals

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Countless iPod users have been happily downloading Movies to their video-capable iPods, resulting in more than 7 million movie downloads from the iTunes Store. Apple's recent announcement that movies can now be rented from iTunes meant that you could download a favorite film for rent, transfer it to your iPod, and view it on your TV with a cheap cable.

But the fact is that anyone who purchased an iPod before September 2007 -- millions and millions of us -- can't transfer movie rentals to your iPod Classic 5 or 5.5G!

* Have you wasted money at the iTunes store on a rental only to discover it doesn't work on your iPod?

* Do you think it makes sense that your iPod can play purchased movies just fine but not the same movies when they are rented?

* Are you willing to let Apple force you into upgrading your perfectly good video-capable iPod just so you can use the new rental service?

If YOU SPEAK UP, Apple can fix this with just one easy firmware update!Don't let them lock you out of a great new product just because they want you to upgrade their hardware! Let them know that you are angry!

Sign our petition! Express your displeasure with an email to Apple's iTunes PR chief Tom Neumayr at tneumayr@apple.com! Learn more about this screwjob at http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/17/itunes-rentals-on-5g-ipod-nope

Don't forget, Apple may have lined up Hollywood's finest content providers to support iTunes Movie Rentals, but it can't expect success if millions of its own loyal customers are unable to view the films on their own iPods.

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  • Eric Southern
  • Marty Mankins
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    • please enable movie rentals for all of us 5G ipod video owners.
  • Anthony Glyadchenko
    • Comments
    • Apple please listen to our plea!!!
  • Crosby Katt
    • Comments
    • This is totally unfair! Apple is just being greedy. We want a firmware update to rent movies and watch them on our iPods and TV's!!!
  • Richard Arsenault
  • jeff glassberg
  • Jose Castillo
  • Tim Rohlf
  • Daniel Starczynowski
  • Matt Morrow
  • Greg A Beale
    • Comments
    • Ridiculous-wrongheaded and you lost a customer!
  • Mark Allen Jackson
    • Comments
    • I am really disapointed in Apple. Backwards capability is important. Even more so when the product you bought is outdated in less than a year. Apple has a good thing going.. One would hope they don't throw it away by alienating thier customer base.
  • Bob Potasky
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    • Come on apple,do the right thing : )
  • Manuel Santana
  • Toby Smith
    • Comments
    • Would be willing to pay a small upgrade fee. Also needs to work with video out cable so I can watch on TV.
  • Bill Butler
    • Comments
    • Please!
  • Steve Stewart
    • Comments
    • This ticks me off - its says they play on Ipod video
  • andrew ruza
  • andre russio
    • Comments
    • come on apple thats just passive aggressive not allowing us 5 and 5.5g owners not be able to put rented movies on our ipods
  • Rowland Cutler
  • Daryl Jensen
  • Joey Novak
    • Comments
    • Please consider allowing 5G and 5.5G owners the opportunity to enjoy rentals!
  • Pat
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    • I have downloaded a movie rental falsely believing I was going to be able to watch it on my ipod classic, just to find out that wasn't possible. It is unfathomable how you can expect people to pay for something they can't even view on the described devices.
  • Ryan Orman
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    • F*** you apple for always trying to pull this s***
  • David Riley
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    • Im made that my new ipod wont play rentals.
  • Alexander Gamble
  • marlo a schoeneman
    • Comments
    • I am frustrated and feel cheated!
  • Glen Hastings
  • Shawn Kerns
    • Comments
    • Absolutely rediculous, I just purchased my ipod in September
  • Jonathan Ostrower
    • Comments
    • This only drives people to pirate more! We WANT to spend money to rent @ iTunes, don't deny us our god-given right to spend our money with Apple!
  • Steve Jobs
    • Comments
    • I want video rentals for my 5G iPod!
  • tim ednie
  • Gary Jones
    • Comments
    • I'm very disappointed about this.
  • Ian Colville
  • ian
  • John Burns
  • Mark Blevins
  • Kevin
    • Comments
    • would make so much more money if you did this.
  • John White
    • Comments
    • Should have some pop up warning of 5th gen Ipods not working with movie rentals
  • Patricia Taylor
  • Brian Anderson
  • Bob N
  • James Newman
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    • I am not angry, but dissapointed. In the future, I will carefully consider NOT spending money with Apple. I have an iMac, MacBook Pro, and a 5G ipod. There is no reason why I should have to buy a new ipod to us the itunes rental. Please rectify this ASAP. Thanks
  • sean harris
  • M Dedina
  • Marco Bianchi
  • Thomas H. Shelton
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    • I have many apple products. I'm not sure if the trend towards screwing the customer is deliberate or just a result of sloppy planning. Either way I am starting to lose respect for Apple.
  • Michael Gallagher
  • Phil Lucia
  • Donna D.
    • Comments
    • i am not angry,perhaps frustrated. i would enjoy option/availability to rent a film as opposed to having to buy one. thanks