The king is dead: Can Samsung slay Apple and steal its crown? - Page 4

Harmon · 08-21-2012, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by wizwor

Maybe Apple will put a box on my set that is like TIVO plus Siri? That would be amazing and my iPhone (I don't have one yet) could be a remote control and serve up media to it or let me watch the end of a movie outside the home.

So I sit in my easy chair & use Siri on my iPhone to navigate the iTV?

And meanwhile, Apple establishes its own phone network with free download of any data that is Apple sourced?

With a Mac Mini or an Apple TV/flash-storage to "tivo" programs?

Hmmm....

wizwor · 08-21-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Harmon

Hmmm....

Right. Integrating OTA tuners into this would create something special in a niche market which Apple could leverage into World Domination. Afterall, how difficult would it be to retrofit this iTV with a cable card or satellite tuner?

Namekuseijin · 08-21-2012, 02:52 PM

I hope someone melt that crown away and we have tons of little dictators fighting over for our attention and money.

JAcheson · 08-23-2012, 03:42 PM

I bought a Samsung 27" 1080i CRT HDTV back in 2001, and it served me very well for ten years. It's still in great condition, I replaced it with a Vizio 46" flatscreen last December.

As for Apple, I often admire their design sense, but they have always managed to turn me off of their products. I've only ever owned PCs, despite lots of exposure to Macs. And the recent spate of lawsuits have really soured me on them.

MovieBird · 08-23-2012, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by wizwor

Maybe Apple will put a box on my set that is like TIVO plus Siri? That would be amazing and my iPhone (I don't have one yet) could be a remote control and serve up media to it or let me watch the end of a movie outside the home..

Except for the Siri part, you can already do this with XBMC and an Android App. Hell, you can even run it on a Linux box, like I do, and have a completely free and open source solution.

ScotiaBurrell · 08-23-2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MovieBird

you can already do this with XBMC and an Android App.

Never heard of them. What other products do they have? Is there a store that I can go to to preview the product?

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Hell, you can even run it on a Linux box

a what?!?

vaughnmr · 08-24-2012, 09:43 AM

XBMC "Xbox Media Center" is open source software that has been around since 2003. Originally done on the Xbox, it was later ported to the PC as an alternative to Windows Media Center. It's now available on iOS and Android. People that aren't interested in Media Center type stuff probably haven't heard of it, but it's popular with the "10' user interface" crowd.

shanghaichica · 08-25-2012, 02:32 PM

I think apple will still sell well, the brand name counts for a lot an they have their fan boys. However Samsung are catching up. Six month ago I had an iphone and had never used a Samsung product. Now i'm using a galaxy note and i have a galaxy tab 2. My partner also had an iphone and he sold that and is now using the S3. I know a lot of people who have uses apple products in the past but have now switched to Samsung.

Apache · 08-25-2012, 02:56 PM

Samsung lost the copyright suit to Apple.
Apache

howyoudoin · 08-25-2012, 04:06 PM

Looks like Samsung walked away with the last laugh.

elcreative · 08-25-2012, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by howyoudoin

Looks like Samsung walked away with the last laugh.

?????? They lost in the US and have to pay $1 billion to Apple pending possible appeal... think that's the sort of last laugh I could do without...

fjtorres · 08-25-2012, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by elcreative

?????? They lost in the US and have to pay $1 billion to Apple pending possible appeal... think that's the sort of last laugh I could do without...

There is a school of thought that says that by copying Apple Samsung became number two in Smartphones (crushing Nokia and others) and has made a whole lot more than $1billion *added* revenue so they got off cheap even if they ever have to pay.

(shrug)

Who says "crime" doesn't pay?

Nexutix · 08-26-2012, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Someone must think they are going to win the lawsuit. They're wrong.

They just did! (for a billion dollars.)

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08-21-2012, 02:52 PM	#48
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	I hope someone melt that crown away and we have tons of little dictators fighting over for our attention and money.

08-23-2012, 03:42 PM	#49
JAcheson Tech Writer Posts: 211 Karma: 1745785 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA Device: Palm TX, Nook Color, Nook Simple Touch, Vizio Tablet, Nexus 10	I bought a Samsung 27" 1080i CRT HDTV back in 2001, and it served me very well for ten years. It's still in great condition, I replaced it with a Vizio 46" flatscreen last December. As for Apple, I often admire their design sense, but they have always managed to turn me off of their products. I've only ever owned PCs, despite lots of exposure to Macs. And the recent spate of lawsuits have really soured me on them.

08-24-2012, 09:43 AM	#52
vaughnmr Ebook Reader Posts: 605 Karma: 3205128 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Device: Kindle 3, HTC Evo, HTC View	XBMC "Xbox Media Center" is open source software that has been around since 2003. Originally done on the Xbox, it was later ported to the PC as an alternative to Windows Media Center. It's now available on iOS and Android. People that aren't interested in Media Center type stuff probably haven't heard of it, but it's popular with the "10' user interface" crowd.

08-25-2012, 02:32 PM	#53
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	I think apple will still sell well, the brand name counts for a lot an they have their fan boys. However Samsung are catching up. Six month ago I had an iphone and had never used a Samsung product. Now i'm using a galaxy note and i have a galaxy tab 2. My partner also had an iphone and he sold that and is now using the S3. I know a lot of people who have uses apple products in the past but have now switched to Samsung.

08-25-2012, 02:56 PM	#54
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,306 Karma: 90981752 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Samsung lost the copyright suit to Apple. Apache

08-25-2012, 04:06 PM	#55
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