Re: 5 Things AppleTV needs to be a MUST BUY by Apple Gazette

[j o a r]

On 7 apr 2007, at 01.08, Roland Torres wrote:

> But without a DVD drive, there's a stiff 'turn-off' factor. You =20
> have this neat device, why can't it play my DVDs??? That's a real =20
> obvious use, isn't it? All in all, it is a good beta, but I'll wait =20=

> for v.2 before I spend my bux. V.1 is lacking.


But the exact same thing could have been said about the iPod and =20
Audio CDs, right?
I think that there is a striking resemblance between the two. The =20
only difference is that Apple is not providing software for you to =20
rip DVDs to play on your =F0TV - but I bet that they are well aware =20
that you can do it using third party tools.
For Apple, the computer is still at the heart of your digital life. =20
They're not going to change that by releasing products that take the =20
Mac out of the equation.

j o a r