Comments on: Microsoft to compete with AppleTV http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:06:12 -0500 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/comment-page-1/#comment-461002 Michael Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:39:35 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/#comment-461002 Umm..... Microsoft has been doing this YEARS before Apple even thought about it. Umm….. Microsoft has been doing this YEARS before Apple even thought about it.

]]> By: Wes http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/comment-page-1/#comment-460785 Wes Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:36:47 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/#comment-460785 Hm...this looks a lot like U-verse, the IPTV offering from AT&T. MS is running all the software for the set top boxes/DVR's for all the installations--which climbed to over 100,000 customers last month. Love 'em or hate 'em (and I'm not fan by any means) Microsoft has made inroads to the living room far better than Apple has. Hm…this looks a lot like U-verse, the IPTV offering from AT&T. MS is running all the software for the set top boxes/DVR’s for all the installations–which climbed to over 100,000 customers last month.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em (and I’m not fan by any means) Microsoft has made inroads to the living room far better than Apple has.

]]> By: JP http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/comment-page-1/#comment-460504 JP Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:08:40 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/#comment-460504 I would have loved to use MCE, but Microsuck said I had to buy it pre-installed. No upgrade from XP available. Argh! I would have loved to use MCE, but Microsuck said I had to buy it pre-installed. No upgrade from XP available. Argh!

]]> By: hoberion http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/comment-page-1/#comment-460397 hoberion Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:57:55 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/#comment-460397 do some freaking research! the media center has been around for a while now, I used my old xbox (1) as an extender for xp media center and switched to the vista mce (living room) + xbox 360 (bedroom, cables through a wall because the damn thing makes too much noise) as soon as it hit the streets. Apple has not even begun to catch up imho. The only "good" thing apple does is the videopodcasts in itunes and thats it.. !!! (cant get the video downloads from apple or microsoft in the netherlands.. ) writing this on a macbook, also have a video ipod. do some freaking research!

the media center has been around for a while now, I used my old xbox (1) as an extender for xp media center and switched to the vista mce (living room) + xbox 360 (bedroom, cables through a wall because the damn thing makes too much noise) as soon as it hit the streets. Apple has not even begun to catch up imho. The only “good” thing apple does is the videopodcasts in itunes and thats it.. !!! (cant get the video downloads from apple or microsoft in the netherlands.. )

writing this on a macbook, also have a video ipod.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/comment-page-1/#comment-460076 Chuck Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:40:48 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/#comment-460076 "....Yeah, duh. Anything Apple does, Microsoft will be there to compete...." How totally disconnected from reality are you?? There were tons of ways to do this stuff before Apple got a clue. And Microsoft was one of those ways. I have been running my own Meida Center setup for at least 4 years, thank you. I am constantly amazed by the degree of blindness of the Apple fanboys, you should really climb out of that hole and look around. Really, if you are going to write for a Tech site, try to know whats really going on instead of promoting your own limited myopic vision. “….Yeah, duh. Anything Apple does, Microsoft will be there to compete….”

How totally disconnected from reality are you?? There were tons of ways to do this stuff before Apple got a clue. And Microsoft was one of those ways.

I have been running my own Meida Center setup for at least 4 years, thank you.

I am constantly amazed by the degree of blindness of the Apple fanboys, you should really climb out of that hole and look around. Really, if you are going to write for a Tech site, try to know whats really going on instead of promoting your own limited myopic vision.

]]> By: David Jones http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/comment-page-1/#comment-460063 David Jones Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:33:33 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/#comment-460063 Yea I wouldn't necessarily consider this a "Microsoft does what Apple does" situation. Theres no secret that for years Microsoft is trying to take over the living room. thats why theres an Xbox, thats why there is a media center edition OS. They had the a media center extender back on the original XBox. there has been rumors and announcements about adding Tivo-like functionality to the 360 since the launch. and to be honest, is Appletv doing that well that any media device is compared to it? I hardly think so. how about "Microsoft to compete with Netgear" Yea I wouldn’t necessarily consider this a “Microsoft does what Apple does” situation. Theres no secret that for years Microsoft is trying to take over the living room. thats why theres an Xbox, thats why there is a media center edition OS. They had the a media center extender back on the original XBox.

there has been rumors and announcements about adding Tivo-like functionality to the 360 since the launch. and to be honest, is Appletv doing that well that any media device is compared to it? I hardly think so.

how about “Microsoft to compete with Netgear”

]]> By: Dale http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/comment-page-1/#comment-460043 Dale Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:12:57 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/#comment-460043 This is inaccurate. Windows Media Center and the Extender was out before AppleTV was around. It is a far outshines AppleTV, IMO. This is inaccurate. Windows Media Center and the Extender was out before AppleTV was around. It is a far outshines AppleTV, IMO.

]]> By: Remo http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/comment-page-1/#comment-460013 Remo Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:37:25 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-to-compete-with-appletv/#comment-460013 I've been using this way before AppleTV was even started... I’ve been using this way before AppleTV was even started…

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