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saarek said:

rwx9901 said:

Good grief the things that people belly ache about.

Do the people that own this realize what they've got in their possession?  Talk about first world problems.  So, it's got a slight bent in it.  Does it hamper performance?  No, it does not.

I wish my life were so in tune with goodness that stupid crap like this would bother me.

The sky is falling the sky is falling!!

Step back from your perfect world and take a deep breath.  So many other things to consider and concern ourselves with on this planet and you all focusing on crap like this.  Unbelievable.

Yes, people who spend a significant amount of money on a product should be happy that it is less than perfect from the day they bought it. Fuck em, self entitled moaning idiots who don't know how lucky they are to be able to spend £769+ on an iPad. I'm with you man, they piss me off too! /s

Wow...I am always amazed how people start interfering a conversation like this with sort of a crusade. Personally, I have met NO person in my decades long life who lives perfect. The person complaining about plastic waste may travel regularly by airplane, the one complaining about broken rules in the community might be breaking speed limits regularly and by doing so risking childrens lives, etc. I actually experienced all of this, and even worse. So saarek and rwx9901, you feel perfectly comfortable to face the ultimate judgement day and come off clean? Whether it is fair to have the money to spent on such a device is really not the point here, is it?! I know a lot of people who actually saved money for anlong time to spend it on an Apple product or something equally quality-wise on a differnet level. When I buy a loaf of bread and it is burned I would also complain as it does not hold up to the promise. And I am saying that from a position being able to efford such an actual device myself, but have rather spent money on some social donations. I just do not get the point of complaining against complainers of a missed expectation just because I am in a worse condition than they are (and I have been there myself!), really leaves a bitter taste and the effort would be better spent on doing something good!

lkrupp said:

Great but can someone explain to me the reason the TV might be preferred over other boxes for these companies? Is it just Apple offering to provide the equipment free for the PR or is it because of some feature or capability the TV has?

I live in Germany, and the Telekom is offering their Entertain TV just via buying or renting a set-top box. They even have an app for the iPad, so technically it would be a piece of cake to make it available on the Apple TV. Instead you have to pay extra money nearly comparable to the monthly fees you pay for Netflix or Amazon Prime.

Not only is this ecologically a big waste to produce dedicated hardware where you can rely on generic hardware like the Apple TV, it is also another device using space and cables in your home. So I actually do not care if it is for Apple TV or other similar consoles, if companies like Netflix can offer it why do the other content suppliers waste money on additional hardware development...even if it is a source of income, I would prefer them to focus on content! And in a digital age companies need to look at the vertical component chain and focus on what they are really good at, at least in my humble opinion.