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Wow, those are pretty strong words. By what justification do you call AppleTV/MobileMe garbage? Clearly they serve a need for people or they wouldn't be doing s
by infinite8s 16y ago
Wow, those are pretty strong words. By what justification do you call AppleTV/MobileMe garbage? Clearly they serve a need for people or they wouldn't be doing so well.
- joebadmo 16y agoNot that I agree with the GP, but are they doing well? My understanding was that the ATV wasn't, and that MobileMe was pretty universally reviled.
- kenjackson 16y agoI can literally put together a list of problems with them, but honestly would it matter? During the pwn2own discussion on HN people were seriously suggesting that the reason OS X goes down first every year is because it was on the most desired computer. That's like saying the reason that XBox had the RROD is because everyone loves playing it so much -- no manufacturing or design issues. And don't get me wrong, Apple releases some of the best products on the planet. But when they do do something that is subpar, most Apple fans simply see it as those on HN saw pwn2own. AppleTV is decent now, although I still prefer other boxes, but can you honestly say the $299 AppleTV wasn't garbage? Even at $99 the video quality was laughably horrible. Yet most Apple fans will call me a troll or fanboi for even the mere suggestion that AppleTV did not win WWII and kill the nazis.