Linked by Eugenia Loli on Mon 24th Oct 2011 20:05 UTC
Appleinsider writes: "An anticipated Apple high-definition television set, complete with iOS features including Siri voice commands, FaceTime video chat and access to the App Store, would be a strong product in a massive $100 billion market, according to a new analysis." Last year I explained my vision of a smart TV too (read the comment), and my ideas were pretty much the same thing AppleInsider discusses about today. Back then I was almost laughed at by most OSNews residents for these ideas. I have the feeling that the people who then found my ideas ridiculous, they'll now find a possible Apple smart TV "natural" and "revolutionary".
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Well I'm glad that Ericsson, ARM, Motorola, Nokia, ZTE, Huawei, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony (no, not about SE, they do tons more), or Analog Devices (in no particular order, and just a tiny slice of the whole) will greatly help us get there faster.
How would the mobile phone industry be today if it weren't for them? 2007 gave us iPhone, 2010 iPod. Would that be the case of it weren't for those on the list above ??? (and many more)
People limited to experiences of some atypical places might perceive some (one) provider to offer such an integrated experience in the future as chiefly responsible for the "revolution", they might be mostly oblivious to plenty of alternatives, better in some ways, worse in others. However, most of the reasons we got there will be because of entities on the list above, and many more.
In case you didn't realize yet: what you did is exactly the kind of intellectual dishonesty irking people tired of Apple fanatics.
And as for general premise... perhaps, but probably not to such a degree. It's not the first time it was prophesied, reminds me for example about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcomputer_revolution#The_Home_Comp...
Yes, at least now the technology is largely in place; but many scenarios will continue being impractical - including vacuum cleaners (Roomba and its ilk are more a sort of self-propelled brooms; proper vacuum cleaner is more practical when "hands-on" for reasons outside of electronics responsible for automation & networking; similar for, say, stove of washing machine - except for some simple timers)