Microsoft Media Center vs Apple Front Row
Om Malik has thoughts on Microsoft Media Center vs Apple Front Row.
Apple’s iPod success shows that its not being the first, or being the one with the greatest number of features that translates into market share. Instead it is helping millions of consumers ease into the digital lifestyle that is the key.
Om thinks that the “Broadband-over-Video market” will take off by the end of 2006, and that Apple will have a more complete offering by then.
I agree. This is a test: Will people download video over broadband? I think they will, and by this time next year the iTunes store will have much more to offer: TV programs from all over the world, music videos, short films etc.
How long do you think it will take before a short film festival or animation film festival teams up with Apple to offer most movies presented in the iTunes store? Not long.
And by next year, the first Macs will be on Intel and Apple will have fixed the shortcomings of Front Row 1.0.
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