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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1122293" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I still think Apple is missing the boat with the AppleTV. It's not surprising seeing as how NO ONE has ever been able to crack this nut. The set top box just doesn't have a "killer app", although I think the DVR is pretty darned close.</p><p></p><p>Apple had the right idea with the "iPod for your TV" concept. They just needed to take a step further and ADD capabilities, rather than strip it down and lower the price. </p><p></p><p>Imagine an AppleTV that could play iOS games and run apps on a big screen. Maybe finally introduce a really killer DVR (Tivo is pretty good, most cable/satellite boxes are flakey, but no one has put the kind of polish on a DVR that Apple could) and integrate into the iTunes universe, and maybe provide CableCard and Satellite box integration.</p><p></p><p>I admit, that's a lot of "pie in the sky", but it's going to take that kind of an approach to really make the "ultimate set top box" that sells in the kind of volume that DVD players do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1122293, member: 24098"] I still think Apple is missing the boat with the AppleTV. It's not surprising seeing as how NO ONE has ever been able to crack this nut. The set top box just doesn't have a "killer app", although I think the DVR is pretty darned close. Apple had the right idea with the "iPod for your TV" concept. They just needed to take a step further and ADD capabilities, rather than strip it down and lower the price. Imagine an AppleTV that could play iOS games and run apps on a big screen. Maybe finally introduce a really killer DVR (Tivo is pretty good, most cable/satellite boxes are flakey, but no one has put the kind of polish on a DVR that Apple could) and integrate into the iTunes universe, and maybe provide CableCard and Satellite box integration. I admit, that's a lot of "pie in the sky", but it's going to take that kind of an approach to really make the "ultimate set top box" that sells in the kind of volume that DVD players do. [/QUOTE]
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