Did none of 'em read the specs page?
Since when have any Apple Fanboys bothered to read anything? They just swallow anything Steve says, and light virtual votive candles to him on their iPhones.
Why is everyone so amazed that the Apple TV runs iOS? True, Apple itself has never said as much, but anyone who has looked at the product's tech specs on the Apple website - posted almost immediately after the device's announcement - will see that it's based on Apple's A4 CPU. The A4 is, of course, the ARM-based system-on-a- …
Has to be said this is the least surprising "revelation" since someone discovered that eating pies might be related to obesity. It doesn't follow that Apple will do anything in particular with it though. Even if it hadn't been iOS they could have done apps, an AppStore whatever - Apple can write code for other platforms. It doesn't follow that they will.
You know, with iAds available for commercial breaks if you want to set one up all on your own? We're already in the position where anything the iPhone or iPad can stream can be pushed on to the AppleTV (without being left going on the phone/tablet, apparently), making them supersmart remote controls — I can't help feeling Apple is hoping to sneak functionality in past the networks.
Because Apple fanbois get excited over little things like that.
If Apple made burgers, and Steve Jobs *personally* spat in every fourth burger, there would be rioting in the streets over who would get into the shops first.
Like homer says about the KrustyBurgers: "Hmm I like those odds!"
An underselling, under-featured, under-powered(*) Apple product uses OS best suited for it's purpose! Shock horror!
C'mon...surely even the fanboid aren't *that* bovered? And where exactly in this article does it evidence the 'fact' the fanbois are up in arms?
Poor show, Reg...
* - 1080p still a no-go, from what I hear.