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diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/appletv.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/appletv.txt deleted file mode 100644 index fe82ffe..0000000 --- a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/appletv.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -As part of his talk at at the D: All Things Digital conference yesterday, Apple's Steve Jobs revealed that the company will partner with YouTube to bring the sites videos to Apple TV. - -Starting next month, Apple TV will [add a "YouTube" option][2] in the device's main menu allowing users to browse and watch the thousands of hours of videos on the site. - -Although hackers had already figured out [a way to browse YouTube via the Apple TV][1], the official version should be welcome news to those who haven't the skills or nerve to go tinkering with the core components of their Apple TVs. - -Also as part of the announcement, Jobs unveiled a new Apple TV model sporting a 160 gigabyte hard drive, which will retail for $400. The existing 80 gig model sells for $300. - -Sadly the Apple TV still lacks a DVD player, which is one of the central critiques in a recent and somewhat [scathing review from Fortune][3]. - -While the Fortune piece has some valid points, it seems to miss the larger picture. Even the iPod wasn't a best seller out of the gate. It was woefully small, quite expensive and didn't really catch on until Apple addressed the initial problems. - - - - - -[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/05/watch_youtube_o.html "Watch YouTube On AppleTV" -[2]: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/05/30appletv.html "YouTube Coming to Apple TV" -[3]: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100060835/?postversion=2007053007 "The trouble with Apple TV"
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