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elvira: the establishment has spoken, ladies and gentlemen please welcome the new business models of sponsored-content distribution. soupsoup: Apple relaunches Apple TV Movies, TV shows, and music. Both Ethernet and WiFi built in. HDMI for HD Video. No storage, all rentals, no purchases. Streaming video, no syncing. $4.99 for first run HD movies. 99 cent TV episode rentals. Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, ABC and Fox are available at launch May it fail as hard as the first iteration of Apple TV did.

elvira:

the establishment has spoken, ladies and gentlemen please welcome the new business models of sponsored-content distribution.

soupsoup:

Apple relaunches Apple TV

  • Movies, TV shows, and music.
  • Both Ethernet and WiFi built in.
  • HDMI for HD Video.
  • No storage, all rentals, no purchases.
  • Streaming video, no syncing.
  • $4.99 for first run HD movies.
  • 99 cent TV episode rentals.
  • Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, ABC and Fox are available at launch

May it fail as hard as the first iteration of Apple TV did.

Source: soupsoup
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  2. g33kgasm reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    Okay I need one of these like now.
  3. missbhavens reblogged this from ericmortensen and added:
    Yeah, I don’t get it. Apple TV= Roku + iTunes - Amazon. I’m a Roku-havin’ gal. Actually, I didn’t even realize till I...
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  5. themattsmith said: Anti-Mac fanboys are just as herd-prone as Mac fanboys. I’ll spend my money however I like :)
  6. nudawn reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    matt you’re cool and shit, but goddamn macfanboydom is just beyond. you people will eat up anything he sells you. it...
  7. davesparks reblogged this from sectionfive
  8. patrickwilson reblogged this from a-eliz and added:
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  9. ericmortensen said: Is A4 more powerful/useful than the previous Intel processor? Is iOS relevant if it’s just mimicking the old interface/feature set? I guess I can see potential for a year from now,but today I see the same ol’ Apple TV. I just don’t see much new stuff
  10. a-eliz reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    Someone tell me if I need this. I don’t have cable. What I have is a $50 off craigslist TV + converterbox and antenna. I...
  11. themattsmith reblogged this from ericmortensen and added:
    Even if you’re right, which I don’t 100% think you are, it accomplished what Jobs was hoping to accomplish. I didn’t own...
  12. jacquesofalltrades said: As someone else who has an existing apple tv, I’m excited: a) Netflix streaming is an upgrade worth $99 (the cost of a Roku, which I was considering getting), and b) we use the Apple TV for spur-of-the-moment tv/movies, both of which are now expanded
  13. ericmortensen reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    This is the exact same Apple TV with Netflix tacked on. It offers little to nothing that isn’t available on most TVs,...
  14. notoriousgab reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    Oh, I totally agree. If this version of Apple TV had come out when I decided to buy a Roku, I would have gone with this...
  15. jacquesofalltrades reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
    means new content available...owners (we’re among the few). And many people threatening...
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  17. paradisenull reblogged this from tiffanyarei and added:
    I’ve always thought Apple TV has cool potential, but is completely unnecessary.
  18. thaithai reblogged this from nickmcglynn and added:
    themattsmith:soupsoup: Apple relaunches Apple TV $99 Movies, TV shows, and music. Both Ethernet and WiFi built in. HDMI...
  19. sectionfive reblogged this from soupsoup
  20. littletinyfish reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    Apple relaunches Apple TV...99 cents to RENT a TV episode? You people need to get your...
  21. unwrappedcherrie reblogged this from tiffanyarei and added:
    Sorry I should have been more specific, pirating is wrong. Paying for something less from another company than what is...
  22. tiffanyarei reblogged this from unwrappedcherrie and added:
    oh god, spare me. if it’s something i think is WORTHY of my money, i’ll buy it. if it’s 3 episodes of The Colony that i...
  23. rustydotcom reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
    so i was really excited about this launch - as a current appletv user/lover i was so excited to run out and get the new...
  24. shorterexcerpts reblogged this from elvira and added:
    May it fail as hard as the first iteration of Apple TV did.