[opendtv] Re: Apple TV Speculation
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:41:13 -0500
Craig Birkmaier posted:
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-television-what-to-expect-2012-6?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29
That's sort of funny, no? You get to pay a super high price *and* an extra
cable fee, for the "privilege" of owning an Apple TV. But it will look good!
Maybe that nice titanium finish, with no exposed screw heads.
The article seems realistic, though, in terms of how much control Apple can
(i.e. cannot) exert over the content owners.
When I think of how much my own TV watching techniques have changed, since the
mid 1980s, I can safely say that NONE of it was attributable to any one
"messiah." The changes were all incremental, and had to do with the
introduction on in-home storage (from multiple vendors), DVDs (multiple
vendors), and Internet streaming (again from multiple vendors).
Do I want anyone's PVR function "in the cloud"? You mean, in preference to the
way VOD is made available online now? Hell no! The only excuse for such PVR "in
cloud" functions would be if the content owners decide to eliminate all of
their online VOD streams!
Bert
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