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Apple TV Business Generated $1 Billion in 2013, Cook Says 'Difficult to Call It a Hobby'
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Find me one post of his that was positive about Apple. Most people who are fans of Apple products have nice things to say about the company at least once in a while.
Do you honestly think anyone on Wall Street is going to be impressed with that $1 billion business? C'mon. That would move Apple's overall needle about .01%. As soon as they announced that lackluster figure, Apple share price immediately went limp. I doubt even a $10 billion business would move Apple's share price up appreciably. We not talking about an unlimited growth potential company like Google. Every venture that Apple will ever do in the future has already been priced into the stock. I'm not going to buy an AppleTV until it has approved PLEX support although I might consider it if it plays off-the-shelf iOS games. So far, everything Apple does is only succeeding in driving the share price down further. And things never go well for Apple stock when Tim Cook starts with his "Apple will soon yada yada..." speech.
Why on earth do people say such moronic things?
$1 Billion is 0.01% of 10 TRILLION dollars. With annual revenues at around 150 Billion, you are off by almost two orders of magnitude.
and when you say $10 Billion would also be tiny, that's not so much less than iPad revenues in 2012. Are you saying the iPad hasn't contributed to the share price?
Stocks are down today: this news has nothing to do with the share price today.
Oh yeah and the Easter Bunny isn't real.
Anything else I can help you get a clue about?
management decisions based on shareholder value? how absurd. I suggest you read this:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/11/28/maximizing-shareholder-value-the-dumbest-idea-in-the-world/
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icons and lists -- guess what you've just described every single set top box. it works. I've never struggled with it.
Without the "content provider dinosaurs" there would be no appreciable amount of content for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Apple, etc., to build streaming services out of. When it comes to TV most often the content provider is also the content producer (the entity that foots the bill to make the content). HBO pays the production costs of Game of Thrones specifically so people will pay for cable plus HBO. FOX pays the production costs to make The Following so people will tune into FOX Monday nights at 9/8 central.
Content creators (people that come up with the ideas and then execute them once they get funding) shop around ideas/concepts to TV networks, not finished products. That's what pilot season is all about. You make one episode as a proof of concept, show it around to different networks and hope that someone likes the idea enough to foot the bill for a whole seasons worth of episodes.
As another poster mentioned, TV revenue is all tied to ad sales which is tied to viewership. It's completely opposite from the business model the music industry uses and a much more complicated one.
It's only "reasonably" profitable by Apple standards. They should sell it to Facebook for $100 billion... I mean its got a real cash PROFIT MARGIN... Nothing else on Internet land does THAT!!!
More local content would be great
I love my Apple TV. But I would like to see (have acces to) more local content. For instance "Tou.tv" in Canada.
My Samsung so-called SMART TV gives me access to it, albeit its slow and it looses the Internet or router connection too often; then you need to restart the program from the beginning and you cannot "fast forward". As if there is no memory or not nearly enough...
The Apple TV doesn't have that problem but has very limited (if any) local content in Canada.
Hopefully Apple adds local content in its next upgrade.
I love my Apple TV. But I would like to see (have acces to) more local content. For instance "Tou.tv" in Canada.
My Samsung so-called SMART TV gives me access to it, albeit its slow and it looses the Internet or router connection too often; then you need to restart the program from the beginning and you cannot "fast forward". As if there is no memory or not nearly enough...
The Apple TV doesn't have that problem but has very limited (if any) local content in Canada.
Hopefully Apple adds local content in its next upgrade.
Apple TV.
The least interesting Apple product. A set top box that allows a person to consume, to rent movies and TV shows from a very restricted list.
Low bitrate, low resolution. High prices. Eats away the bandwidth cap.
IF that all sounds appealing, there are many devices that do the same and are in fact a lot better. Some are a lot worse, but don't think this is the king of the hill.
Not by a long shot.
The least interesting Apple product. A set top box that allows a person to consume, to rent movies and TV shows from a very restricted list.
Low bitrate, low resolution. High prices. Eats away the bandwidth cap.
IF that all sounds appealing, there are many devices that do the same and are in fact a lot better. Some are a lot worse, but don't think this is the king of the hill.
Not by a long shot.
Please, tell me more. I own 3 of them and think they are great and getting better with more apps using it. Plus I can use it with every piece of tech I own: GS3, iPad, MBA, HP laptop, gaming rig, etc. But I am always up for learning something new. What don't I know.
Let's SEe How Wall StrEet ( Controlled by DEMON which Lives in EUROPE ) Reacts.
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Let " Wall Street " Be " BASTILLE PRISON in America " !
Apple Warranty question
If I have Apple Care for my iphone, am i able to use that for my laptop too?
If I have Apple Care for my iphone, am i able to use that for my laptop too?
You realize a Chromecast requires a compatible device to operate, right? vsTV is able to function independently? The latter means I don't have to give the kids a tablet/phone to watch something, that I can start something with (or even without!) my phone/tablet and then leave the house with it without interrupting others watching (or having to find & transition to another device), I don't have to take a device from a kid playing a game on it just so I can watch something, etc. Yes, the former can work around these (to some degree, maybe), but considering I'm just getting one of them to plug into a thousand dollars' or so worth of A/V equipment, $99 isn't going to induce heartburn.
Um.... Once you cast the content to the Chromecast you no longer need whatever device you used anymore. So therefore, you cast then you can leave while the content still plays. You do not have to have the device connected at all. In addition, you can use any device you want to including all Apple products with Chromecast. On top of that there really is no advantage of ATV over the Chromecast now. Since you can stream anything you want including local content.
Thank you, yet the apple drones will continue their "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" routine with respect to apple. Sooo many missed opportunities.
Apple TV is still junk compared to its competitors. Only good for airplay. Other than that I always use my Roku. My built in Webapps on my TV are better than ATV.
Roku 3 -
Faster interface
More content (by faaarrrrr)
Nicer interface.
Easier to use interface
Cumulative search feature works great.
Did I mention they have channels?
Apple TV-
Great if you buy into iTunes
Airplay
But...Airplay is cool as ...
Roku 3 -
Faster interface
More content (by faaarrrrr)
Nicer interface.
Easier to use interface
Cumulative search feature works great.
Did I mention they have channels?
Apple TV-
Great if you buy into iTunes
Airplay
But...Airplay is cool as ...
no actually that is not true, if you want to pause rewind or any other function you would do with a remote ,well you need the device. chromecast is airplay that is all it is
Of course it's bad news. The analysts were expecting at least twice that amount from AppleTV. For $99, Wall Street expects at least one AppleTV in every house in the U.S. Apple didn't even get close. You're really not paying close attention to street expectations of Apple. Besides, AppleTV is not innovative enough.
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