I wish the cable companies weren't so stubborn and greedy. can you imagine if they integrated google tv into their boxes? it would be much simpler and sophisticated than an IR blaster that's for sure. Until cable companies get their shit together (which is most likely never) things like Google Tv will never be ubiquitous.
@silencets Cable companies/basic networks like the old way of doing business where they produce content and people are forced to watch it because essentially there is no other reasonable option.That's a big problem for Google and Apple, neither of them really produce content (Apple's Disney connection aside) so they can't force devoted fans into using their products for that reason. What they really need to do is create a television division and produce shows. There is absolutely no reason why Youtube couldn't become the new cable, it just doesn't have enough valuable exclusive/meaningful content yet. The real shame is, producing a show is fairly inexpensive for these companies. Time Warner produces loads of content, they even own HBO, they have a market cap of 35 billion. Apple has a market cap of what? 240 billion? Just start making reasonably written and produced shows... I mean, you already have an assload of white soundstages and mac pros running final cut, what more do you need :) ?
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I wish the cable companies weren't so stubborn and greedy. can you imagine if they integrated google tv into their boxes? it would be much simpler and sophisticated than an IR blaster that's for sure. Until cable companies get their shit together (which is most likely never) things like Google Tv will never be ubiquitous.
@iName Cable Companies are still fighting TiVo. Good luck getting them to care one iota about GoogleTV
@silencets Cable companies/basic networks like the old way of doing business where they produce content and people are forced to watch it because essentially there is no other reasonable option.That's a big problem for Google and Apple, neither of them really produce content (Apple's Disney connection aside) so they can't force devoted fans into using their products for that reason. What they really need to do is create a television division and produce shows. There is absolutely no reason why Youtube couldn't become the new cable, it just doesn't have enough valuable exclusive/meaningful content yet. The real shame is, producing a show is fairly inexpensive for these companies. Time Warner produces loads of content, they even own HBO, they have a market cap of 35 billion. Apple has a market cap of what? 240 billion? Just start making reasonably written and produced shows... I mean, you already have an assload of white soundstages and mac pros running final cut, what more do you need :) ?