Apple TV: Strike 2

[esnagel]

As the self-proclaimed Director of Common Sense for Google (http://www.netnagel.com/2007/09/director-of-common-sense.html), I think that earns me a spot on Apple’s Board of Directors. Unfortunately, Apple didn’t ask me about their latest shot at the Apple TV (http://www.apple.com/appletv/) and why it will fail.
The new Apple TV is an improvement over the first version, but it’s still lacking the one feature that, I believe, will allow it to become as mainstream as the iPod: ability to play existing DVDs.
See, we all bought iPods because we could rip our existing CDs using iTunes (http://www.netnagel.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php?id=8), then load it onto the iPod. But there’s no feature in iTunes (http://www.netnagel.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php?id=8) to rip a DVD (then play it on the Apple TV), and the Apple TV itself doesn’t have a DVD drive. Until one (or both) of those features are added, Apple TV will sit on the shelves.
Strike 2, Apple.
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Apple TV: Strike 2 (http://www.netnagel.com/2008/01/apple-tv-strike-2.html)