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Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours

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Subject Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours
Date Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:08:32 -0800
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On 2014-02-12 21:24:16 +0000, JF Mezei said:

> But Apple TV will haveto offer something more compelling than the
> software that is built-in TVs today. Not going to buy an Apple TV to
> watch Netflix when the Netflix ap embdedd in my Sharp TV is likely better.

FWIW, the Netflix app in the AppleTV is *vastly* better than the ones 
I've seen in any TV and even better than the one in my TiVo.  Vastly 
better.

> However, for people who are not cord cutters and still rely on legacy
> cable/linear TV, then combining the cable company's proprietary set top
> box with Apple's proprietary TV box makes sense.

If that's the only way to get content, it's an easy call, especially if 
it is a means
by which the cable companies can start providing the content in better 
on-demand manner
and, hopefully, ultimately, get us rid of the idiotic CableCard 
business.  CableCards
are just ridiculous.

It would also be nice if some of the content providers would let us 
deal directly
with them.  HBO, for example, does not deal with the public.  You can 
only get HBO
via any of their services (i.e., "HBO To Go" on your iPad, on-demand) - 
if you have
a contract with a cable provider and get HBO through your cable company.

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OT: New Apple TV rumours JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-12 14:18 -0500
  Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-12 12:39 -0700
    Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-12 15:03 -0500
      Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-12 13:42 -0700
        Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-12 16:24 -0500
          Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Ted Lee <tmplee@gmail.com> - 2014-02-12 15:32 -0600
          Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-12 21:51 +0000
          Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-12 15:22 -0700
          Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-12 17:31 -0500
            Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-12 15:47 -0700
          Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com> - 2014-02-13 04:39 +0000
          Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2014-02-14 12:08 -0800
        Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-12 16:40 -0500
          Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-12 15:28 -0700
            Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-12 17:48 -0500
              Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-12 16:00 -0700
                Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-12 18:29 -0500
                Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-12 16:49 -0700
                Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-12 18:56 -0500
                Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-12 17:08 -0700
                Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-12 23:18 -0500
                Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Happynet Steering Society <b@o.ru> - 2014-02-13 17:04 -0500
                Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-13 17:38 -0500
                Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-13 17:38 -0500
            Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-02-12 22:48 -0800
            Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-13 17:09 -0500
    Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-12 17:20 -0500
      Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-12 15:46 -0700
    Re: OT: New Apple TV rumours Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-13 15:27 +0000

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