01-09-2012, 09:18 PM
Apple will not cater to the average mom and pop, the grandparent, the less tech savvy.
I disagree. I think that's exactly a segment of the market Apple will be seeking.
Applehas had always catered to the premium end of the electronics industry, but the people who buy at that end are already pretty tech savvy.
Fixed. Apple has been opening their ranks more and more to the consumer and ignoring the Pro to some degree. They may make up for that eventually, but not at the expense of 90% of the buying public.
The average joe, the one who's TV's are set to basic settings, who don't understand the awful TV UI, buy the low-end TV's, they don't have the money or see the value of the premium brands.
There's some truth in that, but I think the brush you paint with is far too wide. There are still people who use a plain-vanilla cellphone that aren't very tech savvy. But even so, there are a *lot* of iPhones and other smart phones out there being used by people who never would have bought such a phone because of the awful UI, and "Why would I want to talk to the Innerwebs anyway?" mentality. The 'Phones started out pricey, and only those willing to spend a shiny penny dared ventured there. Now a lot of people have them, on the cheap, and not just kids and tech-types.
I have no idea what the Apple TV would/will be like. It would have to be more than just cool styling. More than just content. More than just someone in a program telling you "Enough with the laser pointer already!"
I could see Siri being a huge feature. "Siri, when is Bones on?" "Siri, any dramas on at 9:00 tomorrow?" "Record the next House and Royal Pains for me, and every episode of Castle. "And record the next Raiders game, but keep it only if they win." Siri, are there any shows with gratuitous TnA on this week?" "Siri, while we're on vacation, turn the set on at random times so nobody knows we're gone."
Whatever Apple does, if they do it, there will be a couple or three big features that will have a sum greater than total of the individual parts.
Or it won't sell.
I was at Costco today looking at a 70 Vizio LED/LCD set. I'm wanting plasma, but even at $2500, the Vizio was pretty compelling.
I'll wait to see what Apple has wrought, before I buy anything.
I disagree. I think that's exactly a segment of the market Apple will be seeking.
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Fixed. Apple has been opening their ranks more and more to the consumer and ignoring the Pro to some degree. They may make up for that eventually, but not at the expense of 90% of the buying public.
The average joe, the one who's TV's are set to basic settings, who don't understand the awful TV UI, buy the low-end TV's, they don't have the money or see the value of the premium brands.
There's some truth in that, but I think the brush you paint with is far too wide. There are still people who use a plain-vanilla cellphone that aren't very tech savvy. But even so, there are a *lot* of iPhones and other smart phones out there being used by people who never would have bought such a phone because of the awful UI, and "Why would I want to talk to the Innerwebs anyway?" mentality. The 'Phones started out pricey, and only those willing to spend a shiny penny dared ventured there. Now a lot of people have them, on the cheap, and not just kids and tech-types.
I have no idea what the Apple TV would/will be like. It would have to be more than just cool styling. More than just content. More than just someone in a program telling you "Enough with the laser pointer already!"
I could see Siri being a huge feature. "Siri, when is Bones on?" "Siri, any dramas on at 9:00 tomorrow?" "Record the next House and Royal Pains for me, and every episode of Castle. "And record the next Raiders game, but keep it only if they win." Siri, are there any shows with gratuitous TnA on this week?" "Siri, while we're on vacation, turn the set on at random times so nobody knows we're gone."
Whatever Apple does, if they do it, there will be a couple or three big features that will have a sum greater than total of the individual parts.
Or it won't sell.
I was at Costco today looking at a 70 Vizio LED/LCD set. I'm wanting plasma, but even at $2500, the Vizio was pretty compelling.
I'll wait to see what Apple has wrought, before I buy anything.