September 29th, 2007How to fix Apple TV
It’s been online for a few days now, but I just spotted (via PaidContent) Fortune’s article entitled The iFlop (sub-head: “Steve Jobs tried to design–and dictate–the future of television. Here’s how he failed.”) Author Scott Woolley calls the Apple TV “a flat-out” failure, claiming that it’s sold less than 250,000 units in six months. Among the supposed sins of the product: the lack of a built-in DVR and a “parochial and proprietary approach” to online video content. He also highlights a variety of on-demand video competitors, including Vudu, TiVo (via Amazon Unbox), and Xbox 360 (which offers rentals and sales of TV shows via the Xbox Live Marketplace)–while glossing over many of their shortcomings. Still, is he right? Is the Apple TV dead in the water?
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Tags: Amazon Unbox, Apple, Apple TV, IPTV, TiVo, video streaming, Vudu, xbox, Xbox 360
September 29th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
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