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Author/Founder of @stratechery. Host of @exponentfm. @notechben for sports. @monkbent on other networks. Home on the Internet.

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    Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013

    The case against an Apple TV SDK http://www.subfurther.com/blog/2013/06/08/the-case-against-an-apple-tv-sdk/ … //Compelling. /tip @Techmeme

    9:42 AM - 27 Aug 2013
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      2. invalidname @  📦 🚚 🏡 🔁‏ @invalidname 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Thanks for the mention!

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
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        @invalidname thanks for the link. I'll probably link it when I write about TV again

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      4. invalidname @  📦 🚚 🏡 🔁‏ @invalidname 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Things have changed some in 2 mos since I wrote that… many more Apple TV channels, and the game remote API @kiggle mentioned.

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      5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @invalidname

        @invalidname @kiggle but, no memory and a dedicated single-core A5...

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      6. kiggle‏ @kiggle 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @invalidname maybe new hardware is Apple TV w/ HDD built in and A6, current Apple TV supports games only via AirPlay/streaming?

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      7. invalidname @  📦 🚚 🏡 🔁‏ @invalidname 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @kiggle

        @kiggle @monkbent They seemed pretty happy to lose the HDD from Apple TV rev 1. Maybe 16 GB SSD, equivalent to smallest iPhones?

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      8. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
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        @invalidname @kiggle you should stick to your argument. I think you nailed it.

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      9. invalidname @  📦 🚚 🏡 🔁‏ @invalidname 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @kiggle At the end of the day, it's all about content. Also, that's where all the money is.

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      1. Aidan‏ @aidano 28 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent biggest argument against that is that it requires consumer to buy/setup 2 pieces of hardware

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      1. Pablo Bendersky‏ @pbendersky 27 Aug 2013
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        @monkbent @Techmeme I argue Apple should extend AirPlay to allow apps to offload some processing to the ATV: http://pablin.org/2013/05/08/how-could-apple-extend-airplay/ …

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      2. Markus Sandin‏ @markussandin 27 Aug 2013
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        @monkbent @Techmeme @MikaelBartlett Airplay drains battery, i like to do other stuff on my phone while watching? Love native Netflix at ATV

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      3. Mikael Bartlett‏ @MikaelBartlett 27 Aug 2013
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        @markussandin @monkbent @Techmeme I agree, but from the perspective of Apple... I have an ATV for every TV just for Netflix ;)

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      1. Marc Palmer‏ @marcpalmerdev 27 Aug 2013
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        @monkbent opening up TV to any content providers and providing a model to PAY for that content is totally disruptive. IAP for channels etc.

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      1. Marc Palmer‏ @marcpalmerdev 27 Aug 2013
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        @monkbent very USA centric and wrong now: crunchyroll & Hbo now supported. Valid re: some apps but disruption = small content providers

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      1. Srijit‏ @srijit_s 27 Aug 2013
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        @monkbent Regarding the game console, wasn't there a bit in WWDC about licensed 3rd party remotes?

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      1. Jesse Auciello‏ @jesseauciello 27 Aug 2013
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        @monkbent Compelling, but it misses the point. It’s not about checking stocks on your TV. It’s about an entirely different breed of apps.

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