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WarnerMedia announces HBO Max with content from CNN, DC, Adult Swim & more
lbarry74 said:Apple is completely delusional or just don’t plan on being a serious contender in original content. Anybody remembers Carpool Karaoke…???What does that have to do with their streaming service? It started out as a a recurring segment on the Late Show with Jame Cordon.. In 2016 Apple and CBS reached a first window licensing agreement that made Apple Music the home of a television series adaptation. It's also currently being shown as of this year so I am not sure why you are asking if anyone remembers it? Haha If you are going to trash talk Apple at least know what the heck it is you are talking about..I think you meant Planet of the Apps... which technically was Apple's first series...
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Apple TV trails behind Roku, other TV platforms in US device sales
I have two TCL ( Roku ) 4k tv's in my home and I have never used the built in Roku, or any stand alone Roku for that matter. I was never a fan of built in smart functions. Do you believe that if someone owns an ATV and then gets a TV with Roku.. they sill stop using the ATV?gatorguy said:
Pretty sure that just about every Roku TV user is using Roku.AppleExposed said:entropys said:I don’t have any problem using the remote. Granted, occasionally I pick it up upside down, but still, it doesn’t deserve the hate. And the UI is fast and responsive.
As to this survey, it seems to be including TVs with built in streamers. Not really like for like.
Anyway, IMHO the Apple TV’s only problem is price. It should be half what it is. Most competitor products can be had for less than a quarter the price.
The remote is awesome and the kids here use it without issue. The best thing to do is get a case and that not only protects it but fixes the orientation issue.
Yes it includes built in TV streamers that many people will never use. So this is dumb
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Apple TV trails behind Roku, other TV platforms in US device sales
baka-dubbs said:eightzero said:
Ayup. When I first got it, I thought I could tolerate the remote. I was wrong. I don't use my AppleTV hardly at all now because of it.mac-daddy said:The interface of Apple TV is solid, it's the damn remote I can't get used to. Way too simplistic.
I've gotten used to it, figuring out that I could tap the edges to move a single app/tile over saved me from snapping it in half as I scrolled past my desired location for the nth time. To give credit to aspects of its design, its small, rechargeable battery life is fantastic, its very tough(I have stepped on it, sat on it, dropped it, etc) with no apparent damage. It just needs more tactile inputs. I don't know how many times I picked it up in the dark and swiped on the non touchpad side. Have some form of tactile contour, a more tradition + input, or something like that. My only other major complaint is the keyboard layout in tvOS. I wish you could switch it to a QWERTY layout, having to scroll left and right for manual input(thanks Siri) is a PITA.Why not use the remote app? It allows copy and pasting as well as a full keyboard? Also in setting slow the scroll speed down. It helps a lot and let's you scroll tile to tile much easier. The newer remotes and the ATV 4k remotes have a raised ring around the menu button.. which makes it MUCH easier to identify how you are holding the remote. Why they didn't use this design from the beginning I have no clue?Personally my main complaint overall is how damn sensitive it is. If a single hair of my arm brushes against what I am watching may pause.. or start fast forwarding.. or one of the top or bottom menus comes up! Hahaha it drives me crazy! I watch in bad at night.. so I want to keep the remote nearby.
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Jony Ive's departure follows years of dissatisfaction and absenteeism
You don't think the people that were able to afford this watch when it was released would somehow not be able to afford it when a newer version was introduced? Think about that for a minute..MacPro said:I am for one am not shocked that Apple is left with a lot of Apple Watch $10,000 models, I assume they are the first generation. I get Jony wanting to build a really cool, high-end version of the Apple Watch but unlike a Rolex, it isn't a thing that has much longevity. Not due to built-in obsolescence as with so many things rather because of the incredible pace of technical progress and innovation we have in the tech sector. The Apple Watch like all Apple's other products begs to be replaced with a newer version by anyone who is a tech enthusiast every few years. At least his Campus creation will be a monument and testimony to his genius that will last without being replaced by a new version in a year.
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Jony Ive's departure follows years of dissatisfaction and absenteeism
In comparison, sources say that Cook was rarely seen in the design studio and this dispirited Ive... This is a bit different than not as much as Steve. This sentence says to me that Cook almost never came to the design studio. Looking for input from someone out side of the design team can help with a different perspective, and to give a designer a different way to think about what it is they are trying to get the finished product to be... Just a thought..matrix077 said:
Exactly. If Cook, who’s not design-savvy, visiting the studio as often as Jobs it will be more harmful than beneficial, or at best just pointless. We operate best when we operate on what we know best.foregoneconclusion said:I find it hard to believe that Cook not visiting the design studio as often as Jobs would be "dispiriting" to Ive. It seems more likely that Ive just missed having Jobs provide his own specific input. It's not like Ive isn't smart enough to understand that Cook isn't going to be a clone of Jobs and may not believe he has as much to offer when it comes to providing critiques of the designs. That's not actually a standard skill for business executives.
And Ive wouldn’t listen to Cook’s input on design anyway so what’s the point?
