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"I don't see how an Android dongle will allow you to do any of that." Then you didn't watch the video on the article, which showed most of exactly that happeni

"I don't see how an Android dongle will allow you to do any of that." Then you didn't watch the video on the article, which showed most of exactly that happening with this dongle and its accelerometer-enabled remote.

Samuel_Michon 15y ago
I did watch them, though. I was careful in writing my comment about iOS and iTunes Store support, not about gaming and video content in general. The dongle will definitely not run iOS games and apps, and it probably won't play video from the iTunes Store. The doubleTwist app mentioned by another commenter can't read iTunes FairPlay DRM. AirPlay from an iPhone or iPad would need a third party app, and is currently limited to just audio.
- CJefferson 15y ago
  Complaining specifically about iOS and iTunes seems unfair in the extreme. An AppleTV won't run Android games and apps, and it won't play video and films bought from the Android Market.
  - Samuel_Michon 15y ago
    "An AppleTV won't run Android games and apps, and it won't play video and films bought from the Android Market" Agreed, but you wouldn't want to, if you were using an AppleTV. There is less content available in the Android Market. There are less apps and games (let alone for big screens), most contain ads and frankly, just aren't as good as iOS counterparts. If the marketplaces were comparable, I wouldn't have commented in the first place. (NB: from what I understand, you can't buy movies from the Android Market, you can only rent them.)
    - drivebyacct2 15y ago
      Your points seems to be that your prefer the iOS/iTunes ecosystem. I think we get that.
      - Samuel_Michon 15y ago
        If anything, my point is that it's not down to preference. In specific use cases one platform can simply be better than an other. Android is better than iOS at certain tasks. As it happens, this just isn't one of those.
        drivebyacct2 15y ago
        Android has torrent client and support for more video playback formats. For me, it is far better suited as a content delivery system than something based on iOS.
        Samuel_Michon 15y ago
        AppleTV provides an intuitive way to choose from tens of thousands of titles, making it easy to purchase them and to view those titles on their TV. Those are the tasks I was referring to. Android allows you to pirate content, run all kinds of dodgy file formats and doesn't put much emphasis on content quality or security, that has been well established. I'll let you guess which way is better for consumers.
        drivebyacct2 15y ago
        >Android allows you to pirate content, run all kinds of dodgy file formats and doesn't put much emphasis on content quality or security, that has been well established. Dude, come on, this is getting embarrassing. "Dodgy" file formats? How does an OS put "emphasis on content quality" unless you're going to tell me the 720p from iTunes looks better than the 720p from Android Market? No emphasis on security? At what level? and what justification do you have for such a sweeping statement? I don't mind that you're not a fan of Android, though I'm not sure you even have very well articulated the reasons you dislike it so much, but my only objection was your assertion that one is better than the other or that Android can't be perfectly suitable as a set-top operating system. Honestly, I tire of this. First it was Android will never take off on phones, then Android won't work on tablets, now Android is doomed on set-top boxes...

Samuel_Michon 15y ago

I did watch them, though. I was careful in writing my comment about iOS and iTunes Store support, not about gaming and video content in general. The dongle will definitely not run iOS games and apps, and it probably won't play video from the iTunes Store. The doubleTwist app mentioned by another commenter can't read iTunes FairPlay DRM. AirPlay from an iPhone or iPad would need a third party app, and is currently limited to just audio.

CJefferson 15y ago
Complaining specifically about iOS and iTunes seems unfair in the extreme. An AppleTV won't run Android games and apps, and it won't play video and films bought from the Android Market.
- Samuel_Michon 15y ago
  "An AppleTV won't run Android games and apps, and it won't play video and films bought from the Android Market" Agreed, but you wouldn't want to, if you were using an AppleTV. There is less content available in the Android Market. There are less apps and games (let alone for big screens), most contain ads and frankly, just aren't as good as iOS counterparts. If the marketplaces were comparable, I wouldn't have commented in the first place. (NB: from what I understand, you can't buy movies from the Android Market, you can only rent them.)
  - drivebyacct2 15y ago
    Your points seems to be that your prefer the iOS/iTunes ecosystem. I think we get that.
    - Samuel_Michon 15y ago
      If anything, my point is that it's not down to preference. In specific use cases one platform can simply be better than an other. Android is better than iOS at certain tasks. As it happens, this just isn't one of those.
      - drivebyacct2 15y ago
        Android has torrent client and support for more video playback formats. For me, it is far better suited as a content delivery system than something based on iOS.
        Samuel_Michon 15y ago
        AppleTV provides an intuitive way to choose from tens of thousands of titles, making it easy to purchase them and to view those titles on their TV. Those are the tasks I was referring to. Android allows you to pirate content, run all kinds of dodgy file formats and doesn't put much emphasis on content quality or security, that has been well established. I'll let you guess which way is better for consumers.
        drivebyacct2 15y ago
        >Android allows you to pirate content, run all kinds of dodgy file formats and doesn't put much emphasis on content quality or security, that has been well established. Dude, come on, this is getting embarrassing. "Dodgy" file formats? How does an OS put "emphasis on content quality" unless you're going to tell me the 720p from iTunes looks better than the 720p from Android Market? No emphasis on security? At what level? and what justification do you have for such a sweeping statement? I don't mind that you're not a fan of Android, though I'm not sure you even have very well articulated the reasons you dislike it so much, but my only objection was your assertion that one is better than the other or that Android can't be perfectly suitable as a set-top operating system. Honestly, I tire of this. First it was Android will never take off on phones, then Android won't work on tablets, now Android is doomed on set-top boxes...