On the eve of the introduction to the 160GB version of the Apple TV device, it seems only fitting that there would be an editorial piece that slams the Apple TV product. This one comes from Fortune’s editor-at-large, Brent Schlender, and it’s entitled “The trouble with Apple TV”. Brent makes several good arguments as to why the Apple TV device is indeed a “dud” - even alluding to how Apple TV is so “Zune-like”. OUCH. While I pretty much agree with all of his main points, I can’t necessarily say it’s a dud quite yet. If anything, I look at the Apple TV as more of a “networked iPod” than anything else. Perhaps this isn’t exactly what Apple desired of the product but it’s what people have come to recognize the product as unfortunately. Apple TV excels in it’s ability to deliver music and in some ways photos to the living room. It’s television/video capabilities have yet to be fully utilized and in fact, the machine as a whole is still rather underdeveloped in many ways (and perhaps underpowered?). We’ll have to see whether Apple will continue developing the Apple TV device down the road.. but if the rumors about the possible demise of the Mac mini are true, then perhaps Apple TV is actually here to stay after all.
[Check it out - thanks to Erin]
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