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Typical Techcrunch knee jerk cookiecutter article written in great hurry to capture Google News traffic with a grandiose title. Many of the media apps like ESP

Typical Techcrunch knee jerk cookiecutter article written in great hurry to capture Google News traffic with a grandiose title. Many of the media apps like ESPN, HBO, etc. require a Cable TV subscription to work. Microsoft is working with the Cable TV companies since getting access to content otherwise is turning into a huge mess with fragmentation. True, it can be a Cable Box killer to some extent and the new Metro update last year was really great, even for the apps. But it's certainly not a Cable Subscription killer just yet unless you can live on just Netlix, Amazon Instant Video, VEVO, Youtube and a few others.

creativityland 14y ago
Caught my attention eh... but agreed, it's not a real threat yet but for those on a budget, it will be a better option especially if IE also supports Flash and can stream from sites like Ustream etc..
krschultz 14y ago
I think you nailed it with both of your first two points. This article is crap, and getting anything live online seems to be difficult. I can't navigate ESPN's apps/online offerings. Some content requires a certain cable/satellite providers. Other content requires a certain ISP. I recently dropped my TV (DirecTV) and switched to a local ISP, and I seemingly can't get anything from ESPN with this combination. But if I switch to Comcast internet, I seemingly will be able to get much more. The best experience I've had so far was TNT's NBA website.
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lloeki 14y ago
In France, anlthough we don't have a Netflix app on the XBox, we have Canal+/CanalSat/CanalPlay apps which really brings the XBox as a cablebox contender. Added to that, there are also TF1 and M6 apps, and I expect more coming in the future. The general feeling here is that whatever Apple wants to make with the Apple TV, they will have to make it happen soon enough, else the XBox will capture a sizable part of that market.

creativityland 14y ago

Caught my attention eh... but agreed, it's not a real threat yet but for those on a budget, it will be a better option especially if IE also supports Flash and can stream from sites like Ustream etc..

krschultz 14y ago

I think you nailed it with both of your first two points. This article is crap, and getting anything live online seems to be difficult. I can't navigate ESPN's apps/online offerings. Some content requires a certain cable/satellite providers. Other content requires a certain ISP. I recently dropped my TV (DirecTV) and switched to a local ISP, and I seemingly can't get anything from ESPN with this combination. But if I switch to Comcast internet, I seemingly will be able to get much more. The best experience I've had so far was TNT's NBA website.

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lloeki 14y ago

In France, anlthough we don't have a Netflix app on the XBox, we have Canal+/CanalSat/CanalPlay apps which really brings the XBox as a cablebox contender. Added to that, there are also TF1 and M6 apps, and I expect more coming in the future. The general feeling here is that whatever Apple wants to make with the Apple TV, they will have to make it happen soon enough, else the XBox will capture a sizable part of that market.