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Quote: Originally Posted by debusoh Content from broadcasters/cable channels is tougher. They want to get that $ from you for your cable subscription. I don't think that will be any different for the Google device. Take Hulu for instance, th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mgl323 The only good option that I see is the amazon movie market and netflix. Agreed. And both of those are available through just about every Blu-ray player on the market. That's my main gripe with Apple TV: It…
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Does anyone know the current tear-down cost on 16GB, 32GB and 64GB NAND memory? That's the only price differentiator in the nano, touch and iPad lines, and it looks like Apple has room to create a $349-$399 price point for a 7-inch iPad without k…
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Quote: Originally Posted by serpicolugnut Someone please tell me where a 7" iPad would fit in Apple's product line? There's a 64GB iPod Touch for $399 and a 9.7" 16GB iPad for $499. I don't see Apple offering a 7" tablet at $399 - the same price …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sandor that is exactly the point though - NBC/CBS/ABC/Fox are all **FREE** to anyone in the US who wants it. the fact that NBC's head is up their butt in terms of monetizing digital rentals is asinine. 79% of the US…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 Even a conservative estimate of 3 million iPads a month puts the 2011 total at 36 million iPads sold. (Factor in a very, very conservative estimate of 4 million iPhones a month puts the 2011 total at 48 mill…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleZilla Big surprise. NBC and Apple have been at odds for a long time. It will only get worse if the Comcast/NBC merger happens. Really bad for consumers. Unless the cable model collapses -- which could happen…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Be careful what you ask for. Chances are you’ll still be getting your internet through Comcast with this alternative method to Comcast’s TV coming over your Comcast internet. If Comcast loses too many TV subs…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carmissimo We as consumers have access to vast amounts of content that is available merely by maintaining an Internet connection. This cannot be ignored and it seems to me Apple gets that. The content providers, not so…
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Quote: Originally Posted by macinthe408 FU WB: Your shows suck anyway. When you have the balls and vision to put out something as good as "The Sopranos", "Entourage", "The Wire", or "Boardwalk Empire," then maybe I'll support your farcical co…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bregalad Full package digital cable costs $2/day. If WB truly expects me to pay that much for a single episode they're nuts. They don't. They want you to watch it on cable and pay $2.99 for an episode every once in…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bancho I like this approach better. I don't want a separate app for each subscription to a newspaper (or magazine for that matter). Where are you getting that?
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Quote: Originally Posted by xSamplex Skype is somehow deficient? No, but pretty soon it will be unnecessary.
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This Bloomberg piece has a good explanation of why the networks have been reluctant to provide content for a cable-killer subscription package: Quote: A subscription service with Apple would have jeopardized the TV networks? chances of getting h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by canucklehead The word is affect, not effect. Affect - verb Effect - noun Wrong. Effect is used correctly in the title. Also, for what it's worth, affect and effect can both be used as a verb and as a noun.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Sleepy Dinosaur Channels a-la-carte is the future....and a way for studios to know better who buys what and which shows/channels are mamking money. This can give the studio leverage against the cable operators who, let…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Cable companies like Comcast remain one of the biggest hurdles for Apple in its attempts to grow its digital distribution business. Earlier this summer, Chief Executive Steve Jobs acknowledged that his com…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sonicsands So maybe the Sept 1 event will be for the new nano, and then an Oct event will be held to announcement the new Apple TV, 7" iPad or whatever. Apple has not done that in the past for consumer products like…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sheff I may actually prefer a smaller 7inch tablet. I am not sure, I would need to hold it in my hands, but the smaller sized kindle feels pretty nice in the hand and I think it might be the same with the iPad. Of co…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wiggin I still think it's a year away. It's too soon after the original iPad was released. Apple will milk the current model for all it's worth, including selling to those who would prefer a smaller version. Then they'…