They would never say they "fired" him even when that is actually what happened. It would look bad for the company and for Steve.
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They would never say they "fired" him even when that is actually what happened. It would look bad for the company and for Steve.
Because it gives you access to free extra screens in the house. Cable companies still charge a lot of money for extra cable boxes. With an Apple TV and a growing number of channels, you can own one cable box and still have access to other programming at the same time.
He announced a complete remodeling of the company structure and steps down only a few weeks later, with no successor announced.
This is similar to Scott Forstall stepping down and acting as an advisor to Tim Cook, when it really was nothing but showing him the door/a quiet little office down a corridor that no one ever uses - without windows.
An interface can be any kind of input/output system that enables the user to use something.
A mouse and GUI is an interface, a touchdisplay and GUI is an interface --- Siri is an interface.
That pointy thing that they shove into the back of the head in Matrix?
An interface!
I just hope Apple is not adopting THAT for the AppleTV ^^
Samsung also beat Apple to the mp3 player market (http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63924) and we know how that turned out...
Samsung is only doing a SmartWatch because they knew Apple was working on one (funny how when you make components for another company you seem to somehow know what products they have in the pipeline that you can copy/try to beat).
Because HBO GO>>>> HBO On-demand. I can watch pretty much any HBO original content, ever made, through my AppleTV. Via cable box, I only have a limited selection, based on what is in the current rotation.
You might not be getting all the channels we are here in the States (mainly due to content deals), but Apple isn't removing any of the features that your AppleTV shipped with.
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Every time there is an update, everyone gets mad that they can't get channels for free or directly...right now most traditional channels have no reason to switch to this way. Some estimate of ESPN would be 30 a month for people or higher - and yes a lot of cord cutters don't care if they aren't sports fans, but for those of us who like sports that is a bit ridiculous.
Not to mention that all the money for "unwanted channels" provides money to make shows on some obscure network you might enjoy....
The direct pricing game might not be as "cheap" as people think.
Regardless, it's all speculation since the official announcement is that he is retiring.
I work in the industry so I know a lot about the whole cable, ratings etc.
Which by the by the latter is another beast Apple has to get around. Despite the growth of online sources, most nets still view OTA ratings as the key for determining budget recovery by shows. Anything from online viewing or sales goes into other profit pools that don't generally credit the shows. So they could go guns blazing on iTunes season passes but the ratings suck so goodbye show. Even if the combined earnings were more than enough to cover the budget.
And because of this, many nets are loathe to do anything that willfully takes eyes off the OTA.
What are you talking about? Google did not remove a feature that Chromecast was shipped with. That feature was added via a third-party app. They've also gone on record saying they have no problems with local content apps, but with the SDK constantly changing, which is in "developer preview," things might break as was the case here.
I couldn't agree more. I have Dish Network and access to all those channels in my subscription. Why would I want to watch them on ATV????
Why would you want to watch them on ATV? So you can watch whatever they have to offer without any time constraints? For instance I can rewatch the Game of Thrones seasons using the HBO app without having to wait for it to rerun on HBO.
Because Roku is small fish compared to Apple and cable cos I'm sure think they have the upper hand in that relationship.
What's the point if I have to keep cable?
If we get enough quality channels I can finally get rid of the extra cost cable boxes for my second and third TVs. I'd love it if Apple could cut direct deals with content providers, but until they do at least by eliminating "extra" cable boxes I'm cutting down on the amount of wasted dollars going to cable companies.
If we get enough quality channels I can finally get rid of the extra cost cable boxes for my second and third TVs. I'd love it if Apple could cut direct deals with content providers, but until they do at least by eliminating "extra" cable boxes I'm cutting down on the amount of wasted dollars going to cable companies.
That and Biography would be good.
I could also see Lynda.com appear at some point. Lifetime etc.
Food Network would be another one. And one of the few that I could see making an argument for apps rather than the 'in the store' idea that I mentioned earlier. Because then they could do things like show the recipe on your iPhone or iPad and give you access to saving it, sharing it etc. Then again they might have another way to solve that riddle given that there are second screen apps that work with blu-rays and such. So the same thing with a show 'in the store' might still work. Even be connected in other ways like showing you buying links to songs featured or the clothes someone is wearing etc. All through some kind of second screen app. Maybe even a universal one
Key is DirecTV. And you likely can't get that channel without some type of basic programming package.
Compared to say paying $20/month via IAP for direct access to HBOGo on an Apple TV, smart TV etc with no cable or satellite service needed.
