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lkrupp said:

I have an Echo Dot and Alexa, while interesting and helpful, is certainly not any better or worse than Siri. In fact I would welcome a standalone Siri box along similar lines. In fact I will probably start using my current iPhone 6 as that Siri box when it is replaced with the iPhone 8 or X.  

This gives me a crazy idea. So many people don’t know what to do with their old iPhones. Imagine if Apple could convert your old iDevives into Siri spots.?

They can sell a dock that turns on Siri spot version when you connect an iPhone/iPad. 

Why the hell do these companies have to copy Apple design especially for their remotes? Pathetic.

melgross said:

Most people would rather have some Ads and save money. We know that already. $69 vs $149 is a major difference for many people. While Apple is pushing gaming, Amazon is not. How many people really care about the gaming aspect?

I don’t believe Apple is pushing gaming. It’s still just a hobby for them. I wish they would take gaming seriously. 

melgross said:

jkichline said:

melgross said:

Most people would rather have some Ads and save money. We know that already. $69 vs $149 is a major difference for many people. While Apple is pushing gaming, Amazon is not. How many people really care about the gaming aspect?

My kids love playing games on the TV and the new 4K res is awesome for that!

Also, only 8GB of storage? Apple quadruples that out of the gate and the processor is orders of magnitude faster.  This thing can pretty much just handle streaming and decoding 4K video.  That's about it.

No ethernet? That's an extra adapter expense.  Sorry, but for streaming I'm not going to hook it up via WiFi and have my cluttered radio space make my kid's shows choppy.

So far, very few people are gaming on their aTV. I tried it, and so far, it’s a bomb. Apple’s aTV sales have dropped to forth place, whereas at one time they were first place. Apple’s movie and Tv sales and rentals have dropped a lot as well, where they were once in first place for that too. There’s a correlation there. Obviously, Apple’s Tv products and services are losing major ground to cheaper competitors, and to ones who are willing to make the content deals Apple isn’t.

until Apple turns that around, nothing anyone says about their hardware, or software in that area makes any sense, if they’re defending it. Sales tell us everything we need to know about how much people like the products.

so, I’ve got this on order. I’ve also got several controllers for my iPad and iPhone which work. But that testimonial, as well as yours, means little, overall, because of the declining sales.

Because Apple is still tinkering and playing with this hobby. While Amazon, Goog, Roku etc. Are putting in 100% effort Apple is just dipping their toes in with maybe 20%. 

if Apple took Apple TV out of beta they would have added:

custom gaming chip.

M-processor, 3D Touch and advanced Taptic Engine for gaming, fitness apps, health etc.

AR camera array for shopping, FaceTime, games and other apps we can’t imagine yet.

advanced IR aiming and an official nunchuck Style controller for gaming(again).


With Swift, Metal 2 and A11Bionic, I know the day is coming soon when the “real” Apple TV is announced. I believe they’re waiting to mass produce a single chip that can handle iPad, iPhone, tvOS. We’re close but not there yet. 

onepotato said:

sog35 said:

I want to be able to choose to pay AFTER I watch a video. 

I think it would work pretty well.  If tens of thousands of people pay 20 cents for a 5 minute video the content creator can make some $

If tens of thousands of people pay nothing after viewing a 5 minute video the content creator makes nothing.

Most people are like this. The bottom feeders who own iKnockoffs especially. They actually brag about stealing content. 

ihatescreennames said:

AppleInsider said:

For Apple Pay purchases in stores, users have to confirm intent to pay by a double-tap of the side button, followed by a Face ID authentication, before placing the iPhone X near the contactless reader. Users will have to reauthenticate with Face ID if they change a different Apple Pay payment method, but will not need to tap the button again.

"Confirm intent to pay"?

Currently, when paying with Apple Pay, I simply hold my iPhone near the payment terminal and my credit card is automatically displayed, I confirm my touching my finger to the Home button and that's it.

With FaceID will I have to hold the iPhone near the payment terminal, then double-tap the side button, then authenticate with my face and then hold the iPhone to the reader again?  This seems like a slightly more cumbersome procedure.  I suppose I could double-tap the side button while pulling the iPhone from my pocket, authenticate and then hold to the reader, but will that work?

Overall, it doesn't matter terribly as I usually use my Apple Watch for Apple Pay.  However, twice lately (at Big Y) my Apple Watch hasn't been successful and I've had to use my iPhone as a backup.

Sounds like sh**. I’ve been noticing TouchID more now and yes it’s easier to just look at the screen for locked apps but Apple Pay seems like a pain in comparison. 

Apple can’t drag their feet here. The future is clear, content subscription with exclusive content. Apple had the advantage of Music and who knows what else they might have in store. A nice package seems logical.

6502 said:

I wish Apple would just concentrate on tech and delivering great new hardware and software products. This is just a distraction.

I’m sure Jony Ive and the tech guys aren’t gonna be directing and writing the shows.
Apple is fine.