Comments on: AppleTV will be a new beginning at MacWorld http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2007/12/25/appletv-will-be-a-new-beginning-at-macworld/ JamieG looks deep into the ramifications of current trends in Technology and Media Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:14:47 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JamieG Analysis » Blog Archive » Predictions for digital media for 2008 http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2007/12/25/appletv-will-be-a-new-beginning-at-macworld/comment-page-1/#comment-1610 JamieG Analysis » Blog Archive » Predictions for digital media for 2008 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:27:42 +0000 http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2007/12/25/appletv-will-be-a-new-beginning-at-macworld/#comment-1610 [...] doing back flips if an Open-TV-OS starts to get traction. There is already evidence on this (See AppleTV will be a new beginning at MacWorld ) And also see this for a picture of Microsofts future of the internet at Audio-Video is Dead, Long [...] [...] doing back flips if an Open-TV-OS starts to get traction. There is already evidence on this (See AppleTV will be a new beginning at MacWorld ) And also see this for a picture of Microsofts future of the internet at Audio-Video is Dead, Long [...]

]]> By: JamieG Analysis » Blog Archive » More on AppleTV and being Open http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2007/12/25/appletv-will-be-a-new-beginning-at-macworld/comment-page-1/#comment-1531 JamieG Analysis » Blog Archive » More on AppleTV and being Open Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:02:47 +0000 http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2007/12/25/appletv-will-be-a-new-beginning-at-macworld/#comment-1531 [...] 25 12 2007 AppleTV will be a new beginning at MacWorld [...] [...] 25 12 2007 AppleTV will be a new beginning at MacWorld [...]

]]> By: Luck Kanthatham http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2007/12/25/appletv-will-be-a-new-beginning-at-macworld/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 Luck Kanthatham Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:23:07 +0000 http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2007/12/25/appletv-will-be-a-new-beginning-at-macworld/#comment-1529 Very interesting. However, I don't think the DivX support is coming any time soon (though you can hack it to do so). Anyhow, I think the key to making the Apple TV a hit is to stop its reliance on iTunes content and turning it over to the hands of 3rd party developers. I have written an article called "Repurposing the Apple TV" on my site at: http://appletvsource.com/content/view/464/ I think you'll find what the Apple TV is capable of only if Apple would let 3rd party developers develop hardware/software for the Apple TV. Very interesting. However, I don’t think the DivX support is coming any time soon (though you can hack it to do so).

Anyhow, I think the key to making the Apple TV a hit is to stop its reliance on iTunes content and turning it over to the hands of 3rd party developers.

I have written an article called “Repurposing the Apple TV” on my site at:

http://appletvsource.com/content/view/464/

I think you’ll find what the Apple TV is capable of only if Apple would let 3rd party developers develop hardware/software for the Apple TV.

]]> By: Philip Hodgetts http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2007/12/25/appletv-will-be-a-new-beginning-at-macworld/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 Philip Hodgetts Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:03:17 +0000 http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2007/12/25/appletv-will-be-a-new-beginning-at-macworld/#comment-1523 Just to keep things in context, the 800,000 sales of Apple TV that at least one analyst thinks will be sold by MacWorld, took TIVO four years to reach. Apple TV is also outselling the competition in the space (except Xbox 360) by a fairly good margin. So, it's not the outrageous success most of Apple's products are, but it's hardly a failure by objective standards. Largely it's a slow uptake because the general public aren't yet ready to get "TV" via the Internet. Not *yet* anyway. :) Apple TV, or its successor products, will grow over the next couple of years. Cheers Philip Just to keep things in context, the 800,000 sales of Apple TV that at least one analyst thinks will be sold by MacWorld, took TIVO four years to reach. Apple TV is also outselling the competition in the space (except Xbox 360) by a fairly good margin.

So, it’s not the outrageous success most of Apple’s products are, but it’s hardly a failure by objective standards. Largely it’s a slow uptake because the general public aren’t yet ready to get “TV” via the Internet. Not *yet* anyway. :) Apple TV, or its successor products, will grow over the next couple of years.

Cheers

Philip

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