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Location: The Great Apple TV Giveaway

Discussion: Where Is Apple Going With the Apple TV?

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parislemon	Where Is Apple Going With the Apple TV? Jun 21 2007, 5:04 AM EDT Let me start off by saying that I love all things Apple. I have 3 computers in my apartment - all Apple. I have 5 iPods. I CONSTANTLY write about Apple on my site, and nothing gets me more excited that a good Apple rumor - except a good Apple CONFIRMED rumor. All that said, I'm not sold on the Apple TV. I simply think Apple has a lack of focus right now for what they want the device to be. When it was first announced last year, it seemed as if it would soley be for streaming to the living room - then it was release with a 40 gig hard drive - then just a couple months later that was upgraded to a 160 gig hard drive. One would assume this was to handle eventual HD content, but Apple's previous position had been that the hard drive would really only be used as a buffer - 160 gigs is an awfully big buffer. So sure, maybe they realized they made a mistake by initially only launching with the 40 gig drive, and good on them for correcting it - but it's definitely given me doubts as to their direction for the device - do they have a firm one in place? After all, it was Steve Jobs himself who said at the All Things Digital Conference that the Apple TV was a mere 'hobby' - the mother of all downplays. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop and Apple to fully reveal its plan. YouTube on the device is a definite nice step (especially when I heard you can tag videos on your computer to view later on the TV), but what they need is a movie rental service. It's been rumored, but if and when they get that going - and if the movies are in HD - I would buy an Apple TV in a second...if I don't win the one here :) Post reply 1 out of 5 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Anonymous	RE: Where Is Apple Going With the Apple TV? Jun 27 2007, 2:37 AM EDT Why would you enter a contest when you are able to afford more than 1 apple computer, which costs MUCH more than an Apple TV? There are many others that might need this more than you. They could be in a tight financial situation. My friend is in this giveaway and he is in art school and studies his performance skills off of movies and he really needs this as he is tight on money. Post reply 1 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Anonymous	RE: Why would you enter Jun 27 2007, 7:34 PM EDT "Why would you enter a contest when you are able to afford more than 1 apple computer, which costs MUCH more than an Apple TV? There are many others that might need this more than you...." What? What are you talking about? Is there some kind of secret ethical rule about not entering contests just because you have some money? That's the craziest thing I've ever heard. And by the way, your friend can't win because he submitted after the contest deadline. Of course parislemon's post probably should also be disqualified since he went way over the 200 word limit. But this reply is more about how crazy you are! Post reply Do you find this valuable?