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themattsmith: notoriousgab: themattsmith: soupsoup: Apple relaunches Apple TV $99 Movies, TV shows, and music. Both Ethernet and WiFi built in. HDMI for HD Video. No storage, all rentals, no purchases. Streaming video, no syncing. $4.99 for first run HD movies. 99 cent TV episode rentals. Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, ABC and Fox are available at launch  It’s like the Roku, but years later. You also just witnessed the death of Roku, unless they drop their price-point by at least half. This is the exact same Apple TV with Netflix tacked on.  It offers little to nothing that isn’t available on most TVs, Blu Ray players, etc. being sold these days. It’s still $30-$40 more than a Roku.  I have an Apple TV.  I have, more or less, a larger version of this Apple TV. Jobs knows it’s a half-baked product. Remember, this is a man who never shies away from calling anything and everything the Best Thing Ever. What does it say about the product when he insists on calling it a hobby?

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Apple relaunches Apple TV

  • $99
  • Movies, TV shows, and music.
  • Both Ethernet and WiFi built in.
  • HDMI for HD Video.
  • No storage, all rentals, no purchases.
  • Streaming video, no syncing.
  • $4.99 for first run HD movies.
  • 99 cent TV episode rentals.
  • Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, ABC and Fox are available at launch

 It’s like the Roku, but years later.

You also just witnessed the death of Roku, unless they drop their price-point by at least half.

This is the exact same Apple TV with Netflix tacked on.  It offers little to nothing that isn’t available on most TVs, Blu Ray players, etc. being sold these days. It’s still $30-$40 more than a Roku. 

I have an Apple TV.  I have, more or less, a larger version of this Apple TV. Jobs knows it’s a half-baked product. Remember, this is a man who never shies away from calling anything and everything the Best Thing Ever. What does it say about the product when he insists on calling it a hobby?

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  2. g33kgasm reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    Okay I need one of these like now.
  3. missbhavens reblogged this from ericmortensen and added:
    Yeah, I don’t get it. Apple TV= Roku + iTunes - Amazon. I’m a Roku-havin’ gal. Actually, I didn’t even realize till I...
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    matt you’re cool and shit, but goddamn macfanboydom is just beyond. you people will eat up anything he sells you. it...
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    Whether it’s a good option will depend on the kind of network partnerships that Apple secures, and if you ever plan on...
  8. a-eliz reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    Someone tell me if I need this. I don’t have cable. What I have is a $50 off craigslist TV + converterbox and antenna. I...
  9. themattsmith reblogged this from ericmortensen and added:
    Even if you’re right, which I don’t 100% think you are, it accomplished what Jobs was hoping to accomplish. I didn’t own...
  10. thatbritguy reblogged this from tiffanyarei and added:
    Well said; I wish everyone would stop filling the pockets of Steve Jobs’ grandma jeans with money. Apple products look...
  11. ericmortensen reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    This is the exact same Apple TV with Netflix tacked on. It offers little to nothing that isn’t available on most TVs,...
  12. notoriousgab reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    Oh, I totally agree. If this version of Apple TV had come out when I decided to buy a Roku, I would have gone with this...
  13. jacquesofalltrades reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
    means new content available...owners (we’re among the few). And many people threatening...
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  15. themattsmith reblogged this from notoriousgab and added:
    You also just witnessed the death of Roku, unless they drop their price-point by at least half.
  16. paradisenull reblogged this from tiffanyarei and added:
    I’ve always thought Apple TV has cool potential, but is completely unnecessary.
  17. notoriousgab reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    It’s like the Roku, but years later.
  18. thaithai reblogged this from nickmcglynn and added:
    themattsmith:soupsoup: Apple relaunches Apple TV $99 Movies, TV shows, and music. Both Ethernet and WiFi built in. HDMI...
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    Apple relaunches Apple TV...99 cents to RENT a TV episode? You people need to get your...
  21. wrapcherry reblogged this from tiffanyarei and added:
    Sorry I should have been more specific, pirating is wrong. Paying for something less from another company than what is...
  22. tiffanyarei reblogged this from wrapcherry and added:
    oh god, spare me. if it’s something i think is WORTHY of my money, i’ll buy it. if it’s 3 episodes of The Colony that i...
  23. rustydotcom reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    so i was really excited about this launch - as a current appletv user/lover i was so excited to run out and get the new...
  24. shorterexcerpts reblogged this from elvira and added:
    May it fail as hard as the first iteration of Apple TV did.
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