And for the last time, he's not dead yet
Submitted by Robert Daeley on Mon, 2002-12-09 01:00.
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In this morning’s MacInTouch report:
The article goes on to say that InterActual did the development and Apple "provided the resources". Nothing is said as to whether this will make more InterActual DVDs Mac-capable.Jim Miller notes special Mac support from Beatle Paul McCartney, as described in an article in the Hollywood Reporter:
From the Hollywood Reporter (12/9/02):
"’Back in the US’, the new DVD by Paul McCartney, represents a technological breakthrough: For the first time, Apple users will be able to access Internet-based bonus content.
"It wouldn’t have happened without McCartney’s personal intervention. The world-famous artist worked with InterActual Technologies on what he calls his ‘secret web site’, and online collection of live concert footage, backstage moments, and other material that didn’t get included on the two-hour, 36-song DVD. McCartney spokesman Paul Freundlich said the artist was disappointed to learn that only PC users could view it.
"McCartney decided to use his clout and got Apple CEO Steve Jobs on the phone. Soon thereafter, InterActual CEO Todd Collart found himself in the same room with the two household names, and a solution was underway. […] ‘There’s nothing like having Paul McCartney call Steve Jobs to make something happen’ [, Collart said]. […]"