Comments on: RIP Apple TV, Hello Apple TV http://gigaom.com/2008/01/15/rip-apple-tv-hello-apple-tv/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:02:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Andrew http://gigaom.com/2008/01/15/rip-apple-tv-hello-apple-tv/#comment-854286 Andrew Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:45:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/15/rip-apple-tv-hello-apple-tv/#comment-854286 <p>I think apple tv needs to be able to access various streaming vidoe sites such as mlb.com. I think that live television is still something that the cable/over the air tv replacement needs to have if it is going to be truely successful.</p> I think apple tv needs to be able to access various streaming vidoe sites such as mlb.com. I think that live television is still something that the cable/over the air tv replacement needs to have if it is going to be truely successful.

]]> By: he hate me http://gigaom.com/2008/01/15/rip-apple-tv-hello-apple-tv/#comment-854075 he hate me Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:43:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/15/rip-apple-tv-hello-apple-tv/#comment-854075 <p>appletv doesnt support divx or xvid! imagine if the ipod or iphone didnt support mp3s! how big do you think those products would have been?</p> appletv doesnt support divx or xvid! imagine if the ipod or iphone didnt support mp3s! how big do you think those products would have been?

]]> By: GeraldZ http://gigaom.com/2008/01/15/rip-apple-tv-hello-apple-tv/#comment-853070 GeraldZ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:40:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/15/rip-apple-tv-hello-apple-tv/#comment-853070 <p>Who hasn't done a bad job with TV? Joost is horrible and I consider Microsoft's MCE a disaster too.</p> <p>Most internet television sites are not really television - they're VOD in one form or another. I personally prefer live television to watching videos. There is a growing number of quality programming becoming available on the internet (such as Starfish Television who just yesterday started streaming live). Sooner or later the big networks are going to have to start streaming for free over the internet or risk losing market share. And I guess the only way that they'll make money is by doing it ala Hulu - with advertising. It's an old-fashioned model that still works: eyeballs=dollars.</p> <p>www.RSSLiveTV.com - an easy way to tune into live internet television</p> Who hasn’t done a bad job with TV? Joost is horrible and I consider Microsoft’s MCE a disaster too.

Most internet television sites are not really television - they’re VOD in one form or another. I personally prefer live television to watching videos. There is a growing number of quality programming becoming available on the internet (such as Starfish Television who just yesterday started streaming live). Sooner or later the big networks are going to have to start streaming for free over the internet or risk losing market share. And I guess the only way that they’ll make money is by doing it ala Hulu - with advertising. It’s an old-fashioned model that still works: eyeballs=dollars.

(link) - an easy way to tune into live internet television

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