Actually it's much funnier than the article realizes. The patent says "such as" a commercial radio broadcast. What's a lot like a commercial radio broadcast? Co

Actually it's much funnier than the article realizes. The patent says "such as" a commercial radio broadcast. What's a lot like a commercial radio broadcast? Commercial TV. So Apple cuts a deal with the Cable providers, etc., then starts selling AppleTVs as licensed set-top boxes with integrated DVRs that -- like the gizmo in Contact (the novel, not the movie) -- automagically recognize ads and remove them and then make the content available on demand. Shortly afterwards, TV production companies are much more amenable to "pay for content as desired" model such as found in ... oh look, the iTunes store. Steve Jobs said he'd cracked TV. Does anyone think his idea of an ideal TV viewing experience included watching ads?