Just as everyone suspected, Apple updated its various lines of desktop computers today, bringing speed and performance improvements across the board. Mac Pro, iMac, and the Mac Mini were all upgraded, and especially for the Mini, it was a long time coming. The Mac Pro sees the most changes.
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Member since:2008-07-15
That probably has something to do with how crippled the ATV is compared to the Mini, I bet. Perhaps if Apple would actually put some real effort into the ATV, and actually give the users what they want from a media center, it would sell better--in other words, stop treating it as a sideline project.. Currently, what can you do with the ATV? iTunes and Youtube with HD, that's it, unless you hack it. Most users would want, in addition to this, hulu support, netflix support, and perhaps even support for optical media playback? Imagine that. Support for an easy way to add many more codecs to the ATV--sorry Apple, but Quicktime's default capabilities are pathetic when it comes to the file formats it can deal with. What does Apple have against ogg/Vorbis and FLAC, anyway, just to name a few?
Member since:2008-06-09
Doesn't Apple get to sell the mini for $200 more without fixing the ATV? Why would they cannibalize their own products... ?
If people are willing to buy the mini instead of the ATV apple still makes money and probably more margins..I fail to see your point.
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2006-01-18
Funny thing is the mini might not be the switcher machine, but it has found its nieche (mostly htpc enthusiasts and home server people, who love the machine due to its low power consumption and stability) and it sells really well, apparently it is one of the big sellers on the desktop and that is reason enough that apple cannot let it die, they would love to however in favor of apple tv, the mini is one of the reasons why apple tv sells so absymally, the potential target audience simply buys the mini instead!