Comments on: The AppleTV is one slick toy - the purpose of which evades me. http://macuser.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/13/the-appletv-is-one-slick-toy-the-purpose-of-which-evades-me/ The Mac in the Arts and Creative Work & Some Funny Stuff from Hawaii Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:52:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 en The Podcast Network 2004-2005 cameron@thepodcastnetwork.com (The Podcast Network) cameron@thepodcastnetwork.com Talk Radio Comment-cast: The AppleTV is one slick toy - the purpose of which evades me. Comment-cast: The AppleTV is one slick toy - the purpose of which evades me. The Podcast Network The Podcast Network cameron@thepodcastnetwork.com http://macuser.thepodcastnetwork.com/wp-images/coverart_144x144.jpg TPN::MacHelp from Maui http://macuser.thepodcastnetwork.com 144 144 by: Kimberly http://macuser.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/13/the-appletv-is-one-slick-toy-the-purpose-of-which-evades-me/#comment-10979 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:34:11 +0000 http://macuser.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/13/the-appletv-is-one-slick-toy-the-purpose-of-which-evades-me/#comment-10979 I think the Apple TV is amazing -- based solely on the fact that this gives users an alternative way to access media. Think about it -- cable has had local monopolies for the last 20 years. And now Apple has a box which delivers content over cable lines, but which could possibly make paying for cable TV unnecessary. It's a televised revolution. Sure, the box may be limited right now. But look 5 years down the line. Shelly Palmer wrote an essay on this today -- it's worth checking out. It's called <a href="http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2007/04/appletv_just_wh.html" rel="nofollow">"AppleTV - Just What The Doctor Ordered"</a> -- over on Media 3.0. Kim I think the Apple TV is amazing — based solely on the fact that this gives users an alternative way to access media. Think about it — cable has had local monopolies for the last 20 years. And now Apple has a box which delivers content over cable lines, but which could possibly make paying for cable TV unnecessary.

It’s a televised revolution.

Sure, the box may be limited right now. But look 5 years down the line.

Shelly Palmer wrote an essay on this today — it’s worth checking out. It’s called “AppleTV - Just What The Doctor Ordered” — over on Media 3.0.

Kim

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