Comments on: Apple TV gets bad reception http://www.blahblahtech.com/2008/01/apple-tv-gets-bad-reception.html Tech' views that are 667% more interesting than the tech' news itself... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:08:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2008/01/apple-tv-gets-bad-reception.html#comment-1805 Wayne Smallman Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:59:50 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2008/01/apple-tv-gets-bad-reception.html#comment-1805 There's no point antagonizing the movie studios. And like I said in the Macworld 2008 article, Steve Jobs feel their pain — so he's not likely to undermine or annoy them by cutting through a very lucrative revenue stream... There’s no point antagonizing the movie studios. And like I said in the Macworld 2008 article, Steve Jobs feel their pain — so he’s not likely to undermine or annoy them by cutting through a very lucrative revenue stream…

]]> By: Timmargh http://www.blahblahtech.com/2008/01/apple-tv-gets-bad-reception.html#comment-1804 Timmargh Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:38:39 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2008/01/apple-tv-gets-bad-reception.html#comment-1804 I was really hoping for an optical drive in the new Apple TV personally but at the same time I wasn't holding my breath. It would've been great but it's obvious that Jobs (and therefore Apple) are trying to get us all to buy our music, films, TV programmes etc. online and so negate the need for such an addition. Whether this is to increase the simplicity of the device or to simply make more money, only he/they know(s). Having said that I have decided that as soon as I upgrade my TV to a HD-ready model (a couple of years away at least, barring breakdowns) I shall be picking up an Apple TV at the same time or at least very soon afterwards -- after all, it'll handle my music, photos and podcasts too and, for now, I have the lovely, lovely HandBrake. I was really hoping for an optical drive in the new Apple TV personally but at the same time I wasn’t holding my breath. It would’ve been great but it’s obvious that Jobs (and therefore Apple) are trying to get us all to buy our music, films, TV programmes etc. online and so negate the need for such an addition. Whether this is to increase the simplicity of the device or to simply make more money, only he/they know(s).

Having said that I have decided that as soon as I upgrade my TV to a HD-ready model (a couple of years away at least, barring breakdowns) I shall be picking up an Apple TV at the same time or at least very soon afterwards — after all, it’ll handle my music, photos and podcasts too and, for now, I have the lovely, lovely HandBrake.

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