I tried sending an email to NBC/Universal commenting on their poor choice of leaving the Mac community waiting, only to get a Delivery Status Notification (Failure) bad name or address error. Note - I did click on the address right on their website so either they don;t know their own address or this is a sure fire way of avoiding negative comments. I hope all they do is waste their money on this poorly thought out and sure to fail blunder.

Oh, that's just the auto response for when the their mail system filters the word "Mac." They figure you emailing to gripe about something. Send the email again this time using "Alternative platform" instead of such words as Mac's or Linux.

So, when NBC states "viewers want to be in control of how, when and where they [watch] their favorite entertainment", they mean they recognize these aspects, as long as it is: • On their computers only (no TVs) • Only Windows computers (no Macs) • Not on any portable devices (no iPods) • Only for a week after originally airing (tough luck if you go on vacation)

I'll certainly admit that FREE downloads for this time period are very good - but NBC: Please don't confuse your artificial limitations with being "good" for the consumer.

F*CK THEMSELVES. PIRATES OF THE WORLD UNITE AND TAKE DOWN THOSE POS!

I agree, f*** NBC. Thanks to Netflix and Handbrake, though, I have all of Heroes. :)

The other option was iTunes, but seeing how they responded to that, I refuse to buy ANY of their series. (I bought all of Season 2 and 3 of the Office, plus many of their other shows, though that was before NBC decided to announce how clueless they are.)

By the way, NBC, it really IS that easy to get your programs, and while I'd much rather have bought them from iTunes due to convenience, free is good, too.

gambit23, I understand your disdain for NBC/Universal, but you are breaking the law. Sadly, if you are unwilling to overlook their "transgressions" and utilize their new service, then your only legal options are watch it with a friend who does utilize the service, watch it when it airs and record it at that time, or do without.

Copying rentals is largely illegal.

I just use EyeTV to record the shows when they air then transform them into DVD, iPod Quicktime files to do with as I please. This not only works well, but is totally legal.

After pulling from iTunes and the Mac platform, I would not give them a nickel.

Thanks for the update.

Looks like the super-brains at NBC are at work.

Who watches NBC anyway? I concur about Netflix....rip away anything that I desire.

These studio executives are totally out of touch with reality.

But then, in a way, iTunes store is too limited. It should be like the ebay of the entertainment world. For instance, I manage a dozen indie bands, yet getting tunes on iTunes is virtually impossible.

Likewise, I have been involved in several indie video productions that aren't going to be produced onto traditional media.

iTunes needs to evolve: for both the indies as well as the general entertainment industry. Otherwise, people will eventually desert it.

Sounds like Apple needs a content creation division.