It sold quite well for something that completely sucked. Why do you suppose that is?
I was under the impression that it didn't sell well.
It sold quite well for something that completely sucked. Why do you suppose that is?
I was under the impression that it didn't sell well.
Within the first week of presales in January 2007, Apple TV was the top selling item at the Apple Store. [109] Orders exceeded 100,000 units by the end of January and Apple began ramping-up to sell over a million units before the 2007 holiday season.[110] Analysts began calling it a "DVD killer"[111] that could enable multiple services. Analysts also predicted that Apple could sell up to 1.5 million units in the first year.[112] Besides the Apple Store, Best Buy was one of the first retailers to carry the device;[113] Target and Costco[114] followed shortly thereafter.
Two months into sales, Forrester Research predicted that Apple would only sell a million Apple TV units, because consumers prefer advertisement-supported content over paid content. Forrester predicted that cable companies would be the clear winners over content providers such as the iTunes Store.[115] Shortly after, Apple released YouTube functionality and Jobs stated that Apple TV was a "DVD player for the Internet". Market analysts immediately saw that YouTube on Apple TV "provides a glimpse of this product's potential and its future evolution",[116] but overall, analysts had mixed reactions regarding the future of Apple TV. Some negative reactions followed after Jobs referred to the device as a "hobby", implying it was less significant than the Macintosh, iPod, and iPhone.[117]
In the fourth quarter of 2008, sales were triple that of the fourth quarter of 2007.[118]
In Apple's first-quarter 2009 financial results conference call, acting chief executive Tim Cook stated that Apple TV sales increased three times over the same quarter a year ago. Cook mentioned that the movie rental business was working well for Apple, Apple would continue investment in movie rentals and Apple TV, but Apple TV is still considered a hobby for the company.[118] Due to the growth of digital TV and consumers turning to Internet media services, an analyst predicted sales of 6.6 million Apple TVs by the end of 2009.[119]
Opinions != Facts
Apple tv sold better than I thought but it still pales in comparison to the ipads sales of 1M/month.
Android apps dont suck on their own but compared to an iOS variant, they're not very good.
I know quite a few people who have Apple TV. It's not a bad device at all and cheap and EXTREMELY tiny but it lacks some features compared to other devices. I seriously can't believe how small Apple TV is in real life. It looks like a big cockroach.
I assume you mean the new one. The old one was reasonably small, but the new one is obscene.
Still, I'll stick with my Windows 7 Media Center and Redbox and Netflix.
I agree Pliable, although I'm not as impressed with the Apple TV. I spent about $500 on my HTPC and I love it. And, amazingly, my wife loves it too - she says it's the best thing her geek-of-a-husband has ever made.I wouldn't be happy with an Apple TV - when I looked at it, it looked like it did about 35% of what I want.
I think Apple TV's real niche is as a Netflix streamer...
$100 isn't too bad.
I use Netflix streaming, and OTA with Windows Media Center (using WMC as a DVR) & a dual tuner card. I spent nearly a grand on my HTPC, were I to do it again, I'd likely just go with Apple TV & Netflix streaming, and I'd likely never buy anything from the iTunes store.
What's really holding back the industry is the damn cable encryption and cable cards IMHO...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39501308
I remember quite a few threads where the iPad was predicted to be a massive failure
<---hmmm, eyes the search function of the forums...
the iPad is getting so much bad press, it's going to take a while to overcome all the hate... And I have to admit, a lowly netbook kicks the shit out of an iPad as far as functionality, till Apple gets it's shit together and puts in cameras, etc, it's not going to sell that well.
http://www.tfnn.net/forum/index.php?topic=68475.msg1072822#msg1072822
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I didn't know i had much of a use for an iPad until I got one as a present. 80% of the time you'll now find me using the iPad rather than my computer for web browsing, listening to music and watching tv shows, what I do mostly on the computer outside work. Its just easy and convenient, which goes a long way in my book.
I think thats what most people are using their iPad's for. Honestly if I ever got a tablet, it would be my goto device for couch surfing.
I don't have a tablet yet because I'd like a tablet that does full desktop internet browsing. I'm not sure if and when we'll get that.
I don't have a tablet yet because I'd like a tablet that does full desktop internet browsing. I'm not sure if and when we'll get that.
That's the biggest thing I didn't like about it. It's missing a lot of other stuff but this was the biggest fault I felt it had. You really can't surf the whole internet but we just need to give all tablets time. I figure in two years tablets will get good enough to give a near desktop experience since the iPad gave us the tablet explosion so it'll grow fast.
What I wonder is if the other side will concede as well, in the same way that tablets will become more capable and closer to 'desktop' browsing, will the web start becoming more tablet/phone friendly?
I can't really find figures on this, but I would be interested in seeing some sort of quantitative analysis on Flash prevalence on the web post-iPhone. I know for sure that mobile sites have flourished and actually become a thing, so I would be interested to see what effect the iPhone and its ilk have had on websites dropping Flash and what not. I know that there are tons of sties with Flash and that it isn't going anywhere any time soon, but I remember at one point that someone referenced Red Robin as a restaurant website that used Flash, well it doesn't anymore.
I bought the CD add-on for the Sega Genesis. I am still kicking myself for that one.
The original Lunar series, Vay, ok, any Working Designs games, Sonic CD, etc. made it worth it. Still have mine![]()
What I wonder is if the other side will concede as well, in the same way that tablets will become more capable and closer to 'desktop' browsing, will the web start becoming more tablet/phone friendly?
I can't really find figures on this, but I would be interested in seeing some sort of quantitative analysis on Flash prevalence on the web post-iPhone. I know for sure that mobile sites have flourished and actually become a thing, so I would be interested to see what effect the iPhone and its ilk have had on websites dropping Flash and what not. I know that there are tons of sties with Flash and that it isn't going anywhere any time soon, but I remember at one point that someone referenced Red Robin as a restaurant website that used Flash, well it doesn't anymore.
