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Netflix could follow Apple TV+ in producing live streaming video
crowley said:
Says you, but less than 1 million views on their showcased video isn't even small beans, it's tiny beans. Apple don't care about your barrel-scraping small volume ideas.Beats said:crowley said:I watched a minute of Fresh & Fit, the video that they chose to showcase the channel on their profile. Absolutely hideous. A horrible man saying horrible things while women stare at him in horror. And less than a million views. Apple has no need of low volume trash TV.We’re sick of PC garbage. Fresh and Fit is the fastest growing podcast for a reason. Though “podcast” isn’t the word I would call it. They also have shows on how to make money which the PC people ignore.
I’m not saying Apple has to drop fairy tale stories but actual reality is what people are slowly gravitating to. Almost every app is adding a live section from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram to Tik Tok.I edited the comment to add the fact that Apple’s Oprah crap with billions in backing is losing to two guys in a garage.
Youre living in the past man.
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Apple may release a cheaper Apple TV streaming device in 2022, says Kuo
saarek said:I’ve owned an Apple TV since the original version came out.
The main reason I own my current one is for the privacy aspect.
I also have a 4K Fire TV stick that the kids use that only cost me £29 in one or Amazons usual sales.
To my mind Apples biggest problem is that, for the average person, the Apple TV doesn’t really do anything for £169 that the Amazon Fire TV Stick does. Yes, it had a nicer UI, yes, it’s a tad faster and yes, it does look slightly better with certain content.But all of those “slightly better” features does not, to the average Joe, equal £140 more.
Whats frustrating is that you know the Apple TV could do a lot more. The hardware packed inside isn’t really being used, it’s a waste.
Apple Arcade has the opportunity to turn the Apple TV into the equivalent of a modern Nintendo Wii. You don’t need games to have the latest Unreal graphics engine to be fun. The Wii demonstrated that you can own the family living room on the cheap, it’s all about accessibility and the experience.
The new remote is far better than the terrible old one, but why do they not have an Apple gaming remote, at least as an optional extra?
Why with Apple fitness are we still stuck with just one person being tracked at once?Why not chuck in a couple of movie rentals each month with the Apple One Bundles?
Theres so much more they could do in this space.Yes it’s being wasted.
It’s insanely frustrating that iTunes isn’t being advertised!! It’s the biggest video store in the world! I can’t tell you how many times I hear people say “where do I watch that?” And if it isn’t on Netflix/Disney/Hulu they assume they have to track down the DVD somewhere when it’s on sale for 5 bucks on iTunes!!!
Throwing in rentals into Apple One is genius and would advertise iTunes to the millions who don’t know you can buy shows and movies on there too!
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Apple may release a cheaper Apple TV streaming device in 2022, says Kuo
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Apple may release a cheaper Apple TV streaming device in 2022, says Kuo
mpantone said:
Apple has a conundrum with its Apple TV hardware. Displaying video content (TV shows, movies, etc.) doesn't require powerful silicon.Beats said:Making a worse Apple TV isn’t the solution. Make a premium version for once!
The 1080p Roku stick is $25 at Amazon; last year's 4K version is $34. You can buy one of each for the price of an Apple TV remote. So any recent A-series SoC has enough horsepower; it can even be a heavily binned sample with some CPU and GPU cores disabled. A premium priced Apple TV doesn't provide any benefit to Joe Consumer in terms of watching video. A 16-core M-series SoC isn't going to make that latest Marvel Comics movie look any better.
However Apple is also marketing Apple TV as a casual gaming console. This does require more graphics horsepower but since the Apple Arcade games are relatively lightweight, today's Apple TV doesn't need to compete technology-wise with the Xbox Series X|S or the PlayStation 5.
If you get a $500 Xbox Series X and subscribe to Xbox Game Pass, how appealing would an $800 Apple TV with an Apple Arcade+ subscription look? And what if you can AirPlay your iPhone to your television set and play games on that instead?
If Apple wants to pursue the videogame market, they will likely need separate video streaming hardware and videogame playing hardware.
The biggest issue is original content. Apple doesn't have enough compelling exclusive games for a $300+ console to survive today. Remember that at that price level, they would be competing with Nintendo Switch which has sold over 110 million units between the original and OLED models.
Remember that another competitor is Nvidia Shield ($150, thirty dollars cheaper than the entry-level Apple TV 4K box) which runs GeForce NOW at 120Hz with the 3080 subscription.
Apple will need to double down on original videogame content if they are going to compete in that market. They will also need to consider pricing very carefully because there are compelling alternatives where Apple TV is already priced.
Videogame industry revenue surpassed Hollywood box office revenue back in the Nineties so it's clear to Apple where people's eyeballs are spending.I agree with this and everything has a solution (which is scary if you think 500 years ahead).
The 4K Apple TV is too expensive. They should drop the price to $99 and keep it to only 32GB. This would be the “base” Apple TV. Then if they decided, the can make a cheaper option that is $49 with no remote or those original AppleTV remotes.
Here’s where it gets fun:
Apple can then develop a high end device for the rest of us. The crappy Arcade dilemma also has a solution.
Speculators have come up with some pretty cool names.
Apple TV Pro
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Apple Arcade+The Pro version can have an M1 Pro and 256GB hard drive. With Arcade being partly streamed and iCloud, it in theory could be sufficient space.
Now Apple can hire big studios to create big games for Arcade+. The subscription would be higher like $9.99 and included with Apple One high tiers.
I don’t know where you got that $800 number from. I’d imagine it being closer to $499.
The problem didn’t seem to be with limitations or pricing but with Apple just not caring enough for gaming. They have more money than MS/Sony/Nintendo but aren’t willing to spend it on high end studios or original titles.
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Compared: Apple Maps versus Google Maps in 2022
I hate when my friend says she lives on Delaney and it’s the name of her street and when I search “Delaney” Apple Maps gives me a location in the middle of a highway in Russia!
Or I search a local business with a name of a park in Canada and it shows me the park 800 miles away instead of the Cafe down the street when I’m WALKING!!!
