http://beastwith.in/2007/05/26/apple-tv-disappoints-again/ A mental brouhaha, est. 1996. Wed, 23 May 2012 05:31:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://beastwith.in/2007/05/26/apple-tv-disappoints-again/comment-page-1/#comment-326 The Apple guy told me to pirate TV. at mendax.org Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:32:27 +0000 http://mendax.org/?p=533#comment-326 <p>[...] a form of doublespeak when I told him that though I wanted an AppleTV, I was holding off until its poor programming via iTunes improved. Admitting that iTunes didn’t offer all the TV shows people watched, [...]</p> [...] a form of doublespeak when I told him that though I wanted an AppleTV, I was holding off until its poor programming via iTunes improved. Admitting that iTunes didn’t offer all the TV shows people watched, [...]

]]> http://beastwith.in/2007/05/26/apple-tv-disappoints-again/comment-page-1/#comment-325 No one really cares, except for a couple people in the Castro. at mendax.org Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:15:00 +0000 http://mendax.org/?p=533#comment-325 <p>[...] This isn’t even a matter of exclusivity, if networks like Comedy Central are playing both sides of the fence. Why, then, is Microsoft incapable of getting real programming on the 360, unless they’re intentionally holding off because they expect IPTV to cover all TV-watching on the 360 in the near future? Is the current TV show lineup on the 360 meant only to be a placeholder, until IPTV arrives at the end of the year? I argue that such a move may be too late, since by that time, Apple may have come to its senses and rolled out an appropriate amount of programming for the AppleTV, instead of its current, incomplete offerings. [...]</p> [...] This isn’t even a matter of exclusivity, if networks like Comedy Central are playing both sides of the fence. Why, then, is Microsoft incapable of getting real programming on the 360, unless they’re intentionally holding off because they expect IPTV to cover all TV-watching on the 360 in the near future? Is the current TV show lineup on the 360 meant only to be a placeholder, until IPTV arrives at the end of the year? I argue that such a move may be too late, since by that time, Apple may have come to its senses and rolled out an appropriate amount of programming for the AppleTV, instead of its current, incomplete offerings. [...]

]]> http://beastwith.in/2007/05/26/apple-tv-disappoints-again/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Apple’s Fairplay + 360 coolness = more piracy. at mendax.org Thu, 31 May 2007 22:09:34 +0000 http://mendax.org/?p=533#comment-324 <p>[...] hard drive may herald the coming of high-definition programming, which would be a good thing, but I still have some complaints. Granted, during the regular TV season, I’d have more to look forward to by purchasing an [...]</p> [...] hard drive may herald the coming of high-definition programming, which would be a good thing, but I still have some complaints. Granted, during the regular TV season, I’d have more to look forward to by purchasing an [...]

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