I want Apple to create an "all-you-can-eat" subscription service. For say, $30/month, you could stream any music, TV show, movie, or book that you wanted. It would be a unification of all the other subscription services that are out there combined with Apple's huge media libraries.
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Apple May Be Building Its Own Content Delivery Network
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I want Apple to create an "all-you-can-eat" subscription service. For say, $30/month, you could stream any music, TV show, movie, or book that you wanted. It would be a unification of all the other subscription services that are out there combined with Apple's huge media libraries.
I agree completely, but what I find interesting is that some apps, like the iTunes Festival app, have a different interface, instead of the standard menu down the right and cover flow on the left. The adopt a UI that is more like the different stores. Still undecided about it, but it is different, which means they've been experimenting to some extent.
Apple, would it be too hard to at least alphabetize the current options?
The snarky Jony Ive post made me think that I can't believe he likes the current UI.
Apple needs to own everything it uses from top to bottom and it can certainly afford to. Apple should even lay its own trans-Atlantic cable and launch its own mapping and communication satellites. Currently, Apple is just dicking around by depending upon other services to fulfill its needs. As a long-term shareholder, I give Apple my vote to spend their reserve cash to add on lots of services to its core business and as long as they keep them well-maintained I'll be satisfied. C'mon, Apple. Light the afterburners, for chrissakes.
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A-freaking'-men. Only on Apple devices, though. At least that won't completely destroy Netflix. It would almost certainly cost more than $30 a month for Apple to do something like that. I'm thinking at least $50.
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A-freaking'-men. Only on Apple devices, though. At least that won't completely destroy Netflix. It would almost certainly cost more than $30 a month for Apple to do something like that. I'm thinking at least $50.
Too many channels and horrible UI fit in the same bag, quick fix there if they turn their attention to the software. Bloatware? Not sure you know what that is but lightweight web apps do not count as bloatware.
I"m on the other hand, loving it. It works flawlessly for me.
That's still cheaper than the current TV bill that I'm forced to pay from the DirecTV and the like. I hate them providers so much.
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My guess is that because of Apple's lack of experience in the enterprise space. From a user perspective, Apple's "office" suite is way more user friendly and intuitive then Microsoft's office. The only thing lacking are "pro" or "enterprise" features that Apple might not be aware off or don't have enough resource who have enterprise experiences in office.
It can't be too bad if my little nephew and my tech illiterate parents in their 70's can navigate it with ease. As Apple adds more channels, they'll need to revamp the UI, but for now, I don't see a problem with it.
I wanted to want an ATV. Then I realized my smart tv easily lets me do everything I desired without the additional hardware.
Now if Apple opened the App Store - different story.
Now if Apple opened the App Store - different story.
dear macrumors...
please abandon "analyst" articles. it's not rumors it's just opinions.
i am sure some forum members here can predict apples next moves better than these money clowns.
please abandon "analyst" articles. it's not rumors it's just opinions.
i am sure some forum members here can predict apples next moves better than these money clowns.
Content delivery? What they need is delivery of new and exciting content. Take a few billion and create some insanely great shows that can only be viewed on Apple TV. Create the next "Breaking Bad". You want people to watch Apple TV? Give them a good reason.
unless you get around it, which in all efforts, is not only easy to do, but i would more say, they allow us do to this... They can block this, but they need the service..
I've been a happy Netflix user, and Apple U.S steaming to my two Apple TV's for over a year now.
making a legal TOS, then breaking it over a statement like "but we need more people" is not a valid reason my my book.
oh good...
I'd welcome this Apple's CDN.. this would mean better performance in peak-periods.
And to me, as i've already said, but Apple just hides in their secret basement, and quickly works on something, rather than tell the true and just "admit it depends on content on the Store."
I just like companies don't you
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Apple needs to just start their own ISP. The US needs iFiber. lol. Time to make the slow, expensive ISP's in the US sweat.
On a sidenote: I want stable live streams of Apple Keynotes...
This could help that part happen as well
Glassed Silver:mac
This could help that part happen as well
Glassed Silver:mac
Apple needs to just start their own ISP. The US needs iFiber. lol. Time to make the slow, expensive ISP's in the US sweat.
hah.. iFiber, I like it
And unlike most other ISP's out there "It just works"
Well, if it ever wants to dominate personal computing, it's going to have to work on the Office experience, seeing how that's what most people use computers for outside of the internet. C'mon Apple, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out. Use that capital you're sitting on and work on an Office alternative!
I wonder if this is any link to this pile of speculation?
http://beta.slashdot.org/submission...-media-and-the-future-of-content-distribution
http://beta.slashdot.org/submission...-media-and-the-future-of-content-distribution
It really pains me when people talk about Apple's datacenters and a CDN in the same article. You don't build big datacenters when you're building a CDN. You buy cages / rooms in lots of carrier datacenters. If Apple plans to build a CDN they're going to need a have cages in 100+ datacenters worldwide and it won't be their datacenters. The key to a CDN is peering with as many backbones and ISPs as possible. Without that you can't reach the audience. You don't peer in your own datacenter. You peer in meet me rooms in large carrier exchanges. I have no doubt that they're going to build out a CDN at some point, but please stop pointing to their Amsterdam datacenter as proof.
Apple needs to just start their own ISP. The US needs iFiber. lol. Time to make the slow, expensive ISP's in the US sweat.
Yes, because Apple does inexpensive.
The advantage right now is that Comcast and Verizon are about to pull the "net Neutrality" plug. If Apple builds a CDN then they connect to the ISP on APPLE's terms and tell the ISP how much bandwidth to dedicate and not to play games with the customer.
Apple is "too big to block" and important people will slap back hard if games get played. Apple's at a point of popularity they could probably win against the phone company... Cable should be easy.
Yes they are. Then cellular.
I am surprised they have not entered the cellular spectrum yet, however they would need both GSM and CDMA carriers, so maybe they will buy or build, will be interesting if that manifests into something.
Explore the offers outside the U.S. and you'll understand why many people won't second your thoughts. The UI needs to be rewritten, true.