A device like the boxee box but with the major advantage of having Microsoft's funding and support, access to the Windows 8 ecosystem and a way to control touch apps, of which we expect Windows 8 to have many, on your TV via Kinect. The ultimate internet and media streaming device. Why have cable when you can download the new Giant Bomb app!
Thank you very much sir! I was looking at Apple TV(I don't follow apple much) and I all I can see is it is just a normal media box. I appreciate the info.
I think the reasons are many why most would stick with cable. A box that literally offers nothing, control touch apps of what, for what, on a windows 8 echo-system that doesn't exist yet? I see a lot of ideas,but nothing at all tangible and the box doesn't actually seem to do anything but NOT do stuff the previous one did.
I would personally love a giant bomb app but it doesn't replace content providers and is in a different space, unless they become a full on content provider. Perhaps more people hate their settop box than everyone thinks. That is for sure possible. But disliking something, and having someone get rid of a service, or worse yet just buy another system and service is weird. Then would the Xbox 720 ALSO do all that stuff?
So you have the 360 with its media functions.
Device 2 with its media functions that seem to do more
720 with...the same, more, less media functions
That seems so utterly confusing but I guess Apple pulls it off. With their various devices.
That being said. Also, MS would have to release and pay for the release of 2 entire systems, their separate marketing, AND pay as a special content provider(they need exponential levels more content above the current 360 if they even want to get people to even consider the device). That is a TON of cash. Though MS has it
I think of it this way, I don't know why many who own a 360 would "up" to that system(current users). Those with current content providers and boxes would need to be swayed with something that actually does tangible things(casual users). So it seems like it would be dead in the water, as the 720 would be coming out too(hardcore)
I don't know lots of data. I also don't know, is Apple TV the shit? Is it awesome?
Has MS ever hinted that this second device is just a handheld gaming platform? Though..heck even that doesn't make sense.
Ah MS will figure it out. Who knows. As with most rumors, half are probably wrong or in flux, or ideas growing then dying on the vine.