I hope so...
I would LOVE to see ONE BOX that does it all, and just MAYBE an appleTV with a DVR and cableCARD will actually have it all. Right now, we've gotta make compromises with our set top boxes. TiVo's got netflix, dvr, TV channels, but no DLNA and no syncing up with itunes...also it's expensive...either $900 upfront cost (hardware cost and lifetime service cost) or a couple hundred upfront hardware cost plus monthly service fees
AppleTV is inexpensive (no monthly fee and only $99 hardware cost) and its got netflix and other services, but no DVR. It has DLNA using iphone apps and airplay.
And of course, cable issued boxes have basically nothing and are junk and are 10-15/m rental fee
so at the very least, you need two devices...a tivo and an appletv which is sorta lame. I would love to see everythign one device, and if apple does make a TV, the best would to see everythign in that TV (cablecard, dvr, dlna, itunes, etc.)
Sure, would be nice if we could get rid of the cable all together and go ala-carte with internet content, but I think this set-top box would be a good intermediate step.