applesauce007

Kuyangkoh said:

smaffei said:

With this announcement, it appears that Apple TV+ and Disco now share the same future.

You mean Dead Very Soon? Like Apple watch? Iphone in 2007? and Ipad?

I think you folks are severely under estimating AppleTV+. 
"The Home of the World's Most Creative Storytellers"
It is New, Fresh and it streams on AppleTV hardware and AppleTV Software Globally and supports Family Sharing.

I can understand why it may not make financial sense for Disney to offer their streaming service on AppleTV hardware or AppleTV App but that would still be a disadvantage for them. I think Disney+ will at least be an AppleTV Channel like ESPN, HBO, ShowTime, Starz etc... But with Iger on the board of Apple I would not be surprised to see more special integrations for kids and grownups.

I think Seven Networks will someday become Zero Networks because the patents are very obvious and most likely had prior art.

The price of video streaming has gone up and I don't think it will come down any time soon, unless the providers start offering 5G streaming deals.

I subscribed to DirecTV Now on day one and got a free AppleTV and the GoBig package and when I look back now, I am very happy I did because it was a great deal.
I prepaid $35 per month and although my price has since gone up to $50, it is still a good deal because I count 134 channels in the now grandfathered GoBig Package which is no longer offered.

Note that the DirecTV Now service is much better now than it was when I signed up.  
* HBO is included in the package and Games of Throne is coming.  (That's a $10-$15 value)
* DVR is included in the package at no extra cost.
* DirecTV Now have partnered with AppleTV service to support single sign-on and SIRI channel tuning.
* You can stream all the channels from anywhere in the country over 4G, WiFi or Wired.
* AT&T has worked out most of the kinks and the streaming is now excellent and channel switching is fast including SIRI tune to, switch to, change to commands etc...

So if you were planning to switch to streaming anyway, then this is not a bad deal because the monthly price is competitive for the package and you get a free AppleTV, HBO and DVR.

gatorguy said:

applesauce007 said:

tvOS apps are more responsive because the OS is better architected and it is also more feature rich.
SIRI integration in tvOS has greatly improved to fully support CableTV applications like Spectrum, DirecTV Now, PlayStation Vue and soon Optimum etc...  using single signal or zero signal. (No competing platform does this.)

I've no idea what you're referring to. Could you explain that a little better or supply a link? "No signal" I guess means something other than what we typically think? I believe that Android TV is projected to become a de facto standard for the boxes cable providers are supplying according to a recent article, but perhaps you're talking something different. 

Well, The SIRI for Cable control is relatively new.  You can tell SIRI to Tune or switch or change to any cable network channel that you want and from anywhere in the OS or other application and it will knows how to use Spectrum, DirecTV Now, PlayStation Vue and soon Optimum to automatically switch to that channel.  This uses 0 signon or single signon + AI to work.  It knows which channels you are subscribed to from your cable provider.  This makes AppleTV a very easy TV Platform to use.

The tvOS Apps being more responsive and smoother comes from the integration of the tvOS graphics APIs along with custom ASICs to encode/decode HE-AAC leading to very smooth interface and high performance video streaming on relatively low bandwidth.  You will need to try the AppleTV along with the Roku and the FireTV and GoogleTV to appreciate it.  Not to mention features such as watching multiple sporting events on the same screen with apps that support it etc...

I think tvOS is the future and other platforms that do not run the TV application will gradually become irrelevant.

Yes.  Steve Jobs would have been very proud especially about the TV & TV+ presentations because his dream will come true...
AppleTV hardware and software will eventually become the defacto standards for TV because it simply works better.

tvOS apps are more responsive because the OS is better architected and it is also more feature rich.
SIRI integration in tvOS has greatly improved to fully support CableTV applications like Spectrum, DirecTV Now, PlayStation Vue and soon Optimum etc...  using single signal or zero signal. (No competing platform does this.)  

When you say Tune to CNN, regardless of what app is currently running, tvOS knows whether to launch your cable application and Tune it to CNN or launch the CNN app etc...
This fully integrates on demand and live television using SIRI/AI.  (No competing platform does this.)

Apple is pulling all the right strings despite resistance of cable companies and it is working.