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Two things differ from pre-iPhone Palm. Apple has an established track record of not getting what people want from a TV. Ala carte TV shows and a crippled set-

• g9a5 15y ago
  > Apple has an established track record of not getting what people want from a TV. Ala carte TV shows and a crippled set-top box is not very inspiring. Disagree. TV is not a TV set. You may as well argue that the Macintosh TV from 1994 is indicative that Apple doesn't "get" television. Apple TV is a hardware extension of iTunes. It is not a profound re-imagining of the TV, which is what we are expecting the Apple TV to be. And I'd suggest that TV has been pretty popular. "Apple sold more than 3 million units of the device last year, marking seemingly strong demand among customers for the small box that plugs into high-definition TVs to stream music, movies and photos from computers, mobile devices and various websites." "Cook didn't say what that "something" was, but did add that "for those people that have TV right now, the customer 'sat' (satisfaction rating) is off the chart…"" > Palm wasn't exactly a superstar before the iPhone's launch. Palm's marketshare in Q1 2005 was 17.9%. Back then when there were several goliaths (Nokia, RIM, Sony-Ericsson) that's a huge fucking deal. Samsung's marketshare of the TV business in 2010 (only data I could find)? 17.2% Believe me. This is a very apposite comparison. I'm bookmarking this thread to revisit in 5 years.