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I believe this is the year we’ll see a major paradigm shift from the traditional time/space-shift technologies of cable/DVR to the web 2.0 method of media delivery.
…I made the audacious claim that Apple could possibly destroy Tivo and the idea of time/place-shifted television, because who needs to have a DVR when your shows are simply delivered to your television, commercial free?
…Combine Cable and Tivo and you are spending more money for the stuff you actually want than buying a Apple TV, some season passes, and cutting your cable altogether.
Back then I postulated that if Apple were able to offer more options from iTunes, like free “sponsored” shows, sports, streaming, etc., we’d likely see an end to what we’ve traditionally become accustomed to when it came to cable.
…For all you Tivo defenders who got all ticked off at my suggestion that the Apple TV could kill that platform…and pointed out how much better a DVR was…well the Apple TV has a USB 2.0 port…how long before we see an EyeTV port of their DVR/terrestrial digital video products?
…MLB is doing some interesting content for iTunes, but imagine when you can subscribe to your favorite teams and have all the games streaming or delivered right to your television, iPod, or iPhone.
…Yeah, I know the Netflix founder recently joined the board of MS, but companies generally hedge their bets, and I’m sure if they aren’t interested in working with Apple, Blockbuster will.
…And at that point, all you need is a bunch of talented people with passion to create and produce the next Seinfeld…without any backing from any studio…selling their show directly.
…I think the thing many people missed when considering the Apple TV as a serious device and platform, is that the Apple TV is proving to be a lot more flexible than people originally thought. We’ll no doubt see quite a bit of interesting talk come out of Apple’s Developer conference this June in regards to legit app creation and expansion of the core functionality…I wouldn’t be surprise if we see an official SDK for writing Apple TV plug-ins.
I also think what people aren’t taking into account is that this is the first generation of this device, and I would be willing to bet that we’ll see a series of Apple TV boxes ranging in price and functionality, supporting all sorts of storage sizes, HD options, and maybe…just maybe, some type of hybrid technology that converges televisions with the Apple TV components already inside, with a built-in touch screen.
…Many of the analysts you read every day have been predicting their demise for a long time now, and much to their chagrin, they’ve failed to get a single prediction right.
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Summary of source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=344