Apple Exec Dismisses Idea of DVR-Equipped Apple TV
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Have you ever dreamed of an Apple TV featuring a TiVo-like digital video recorder? We have. But unfortunately an Apple executive has squashed any possibility of that ever happening — and with it, he’s probably also killed any chance Apple TV had of becoming a major success.
Apple’s chief financial officer Tim Oppenheimer told investment bank Caris and Company that Apple killed the idea of a DVR-equipped Apple TV because it doesn’t fit in with the company’s business. That makes sense: Apple sells movies and TV episodes via iTunes, and a DVR certainly wouldn’t help with sales.
Then again, if you want an Apple-branded DVR, you can always get a Mac Mini, load on Boxee, and connect one of those Elgato TV tuners. Bonus: The Mac Mini includes a DVD player, so it can even play your Netflix discs — something Apple TV can’t do.
We never thought an Apple TV with DVR was going to happen, but we hoped. Now we’ll just let it go and dream about something else. An official Google Voice app for iPhone perhaps? Hah!
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