I think (and hope) it's more likely they'll release it with Apples apps and maybe a few highly curated partner dev apps, and the SDK for general devs will be released in beta for app submission some time later.
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Apple Live TV Service Not Coming Until 2016
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I think (and hope) it's more likely they'll release it with Apples apps and maybe a few highly curated partner dev apps, and the SDK for general devs will be released in beta for app submission some time later.
I think we are not quite understanding each other. The free market sarcastic remark was in reference to cable companies not offering better service because well they don't have to. But are trying to block competition because they KNOW their service sucks and would lose to anyone who will offer better service.
No Walmart would not be in the fashion design business. Because they offer variety fashion from a variety of fashion designers. If Walmart ONLY offered its customers one choice of designer. AND had a hand in HOW that design looks and function. Then yes they are in the fashion design business. Even though they never lifted a sewing needle or cut a single cloth.
The only thing I see value in live TV is for big events that everyone will be talking about the next morning such as major sporting events and big political debates / election night coverage. I agree with you 100% about there being plenty of On Demand services for entertainment shows.
i actually have a PS3 but i had no issues when i did the trial. i agree with you on the price point, its too pricey, for 20 bucks, i can add the comcast sports pack which is cheaper.
Exactly.
People assume fewer selected channels = lower bill
But there is no guarantee of that ever being true.
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I've been so excited about the possibilities of something like this for so long. Recently I realized, I don't give a crap. TV is a complete waste of time. There's a few good shows out there, but just a few. 99% of it is useless. The more I read about a potential Apple TV, the less I want one.
It's not September yet. Your point is invalid if a new Apple TV actually is released. This post is only about the streaming service. Personally I don't even care about the streaming service and am far more excited about an App Store.
They're not really blocking competition though. Apple is free to start their own cable company, make their own content, or pay whatever high amount the providers would want to allow their service to go forward. Just because the company is refusing to accept Apple's terms doesn't mean they're blocking them from competing.
What the content providers and cable companies are doing is no different than what any other company including Apple themselves do when dealing, working with, and/or competing with other companies.
Simply relaying some requests and requirements for how a product should look or function doesn't make you the manufacturer/developer/creator of that product. If it did then Samsung and Dell would be known as operating system/software developers for their products carrying the operating systems (Windows and Android) created for them. Guess what ? They're not.
Apple has always made the distinction that they are a software AND hardware company unlike their competitors because they directly develop both the software and hardware in house. Samsung and Dell dont do this that's why they're not known as operating system developers. Cable providers do not create Cable boxers in house. They get the box from a SEPARATE company that makes them. Passing the box on with their service doesn't not make them a cable box manufacturer, therefore they are not in the hardware business. If Mcdonalds buys meat from a independent farm. They can send requests all day about what fat %, cut type, and diet they want their meat. It doesn't make them a livestock company. Just because Walmart says they want some white shoes with velcro straps for the spring doesn't make them a shoe designer/manufacturer.
Yep. It's one of the best signs that a source is talking out its usb ports.
I suspect that there is no TV service. Not like they are thinking which seems to be something akin to Hulu. If Apple is doing anything it's probably just trying to get themselves classed the same as a cable service so you can pay them $19.99 a month and use all those existing tv apps. Add to that perhaps encouraging more such apps, encouraging stand alone options for those that don't care to buy in bulk etc.
They might also be trying to bring back some version of renting tv shows, trying to get shows to release globally and so on
says the bloggers. The real truth might be that they are claiming delays to cover up that they have no clue what they are talking about
Sarcasm Mate. Sarcasm, I don't even own an Apple TV, and frankly care less when something is going to be delivered
For 6 or 12 months, yes. Then they jack your rates and tell you that you're "not eligible" for introductory pricing anymore.
The reason that this is taking so long is that it's a tough battle to get the studios/content creators to embrace the fact that their crap isn't worth what they've been getting for it, and the time is coming when they'll have to work for their dollars, like everyone else in the world. Keep wailing on them, Apple.
This is why I'm so excited about Google Fiber. With their free tier, speeds should still be fast enough for all the streaming media I can handle. I still would prefer a la carte TV through Apple TV since I only have live TV for sports, but this is a step forward.
It would probably help if it didn't keep getting leaked when Apple wants to launch the service. Obviously negotiations are going to go bad for you if you set a time limit to come to a deal with the other party and they find out.
They should just work on negotiating the service first and pick the day to actually announce/launch it later.
Exactly.
$60 - Internet only
$70 - Internet + 100 cable channels
Or something like that...
The argument has always been "I'm paying for channels I don't watch" so you'd think by getting fewer channels or NO channels that your bill would be lower.
Well... the cable company is gonna get their money somehow. They will raise the price of internet until it matches what you used to pay for internet + TV
So you're kinda stuck.
The only winning move is not to play...
Had the same issue w/ Verizon. I dropped the phone service, kept the Internet. Was also paying $ 125 a month for Directv. Verizon internet price kept increasing every year until I was paying $ 70 a month. Total $ 195. Earlier this year picked up Time Warner Cable which offered TV sports package I wanted(including Dodgers), Internet, and a phone line I never use. $157 a month. I concur that the companies are aware that people want to pull the plug and only want Internet. They control it so they can demand the price.
Unless Apple has a plan to offer a subscription that gives you every television show (current and back library) on iTunes for a low monthly fee (say about $20 a month) without commercials, I'm not interested. The days of watching live appointment TV with commercials are long dead for me. Cut the cord years ago. Currently have 200/20 internet only for $35 a month - with TWC. Zero extra fees since I have my own modem. Yup - you just gotta twist their nipple until it hurts, but you can get them to give you a cheap plan if you are persistent. All they are is a dumb pipe to me. Subscriptions with on demand content and no commercials is the only thing I ever watch anymore. In my mind channels no longer even exist. There are simply the shows I want to watch, when I want to watch and on whatever device I want to watch.
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Be careful,what you ask for. A la carte pricing will be extr,sly cost prohibitive. See HBO Now: $15 a month. Show time is $15 a month. There's $30 on two channels
Hahaha if you think that there will ever be all of iTunes TV content commercial free for $20 a month, you're going to b waiting forever. See: H O Now at $15 per month.
