And, while the fur and feathers are flying on the various on-line forums regarding the decision to go with Bluray and Java, could I momentarily pose one (to me, anyway) interesting question.
Was the choice of format a deliberate decision NOT to exclude people operating on a particular (computer) platform?
Imagine the kerfuffle if he’s decided to go to Apple, for instance. The tools to deliver what Neil has in mind probably already exist in the Mac universe, though it couldn’t be distributed on line through iTunes (at least not at the quality he’s looking for).
But imagine the furore if he had...Or, worse still, if he’d crawled into bed with Microsoft.
It’s been fairly obvious for a while that Mr Young has certain, shall we say, techno-geek tendencies.
For a start we know he’s a model train freak.
It’s also fairly obvious that he’s fairly well up to date with the latest technological developments and has his own take on how they intersect with what he wants to do.
If you’re a Neil Young fan, why would you expect anything different?
And if you’re looking for more on the subject, try:
The Neil Young Archives: Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask
And those are just for starters...