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

[Matt Johnston]

On 7 Apr 2007, at 18:16, Lawrence Sica wrote:

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> On Apr 7, 2007, at 1:05 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote:
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>> The iPhone can run Safari, why can't AppleTV ?   Yeah - no  
>> keyboard interface for AppleTV for navigation/search .. but
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> Running safari with that remote?  No thanks.  Also AppleTV is not  
> aimed for that.  It does one thing, stream content from the mac to  
> the appleTV and play it on the TV.  It's not meant to be a living  
> room PC.  It's an appliance, think DVD player, think VCR, think  
> Surround Sound Receiver. It's like the iPod, more features will  
> come, but nothing to jeopardize it's core functions.

Seems to me the Apple TV fits a niche. For everyone who already has a  
Wii, it's a fun companion.

M