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Still No Apple TV Audio or Video Streaming Options?
Last I checked there weren't any options to let an Apple TV play content from a ReadyNAS (any variation). Last thread I found on this was last year. Is this condition still the case? Thanks!
Yeah Miracast is pushed by android devices.
Ok, I thought of it like a stream, didn't take AP retransmit into account but makes sense.
8mbps ? Doesn't even cover up half of my internet connection (got 20mbps or 100mbps depending on where I am). They definitely had to do something either using repeaters, wires or powerline adapters.
I agree that Apple's ecosystem is what makes apple that good and I also agree that sharing was not Steve Job's best skill.
They will clearly not release OS X or IOS for other devices and they will maintain their other softwares (Itunes, Final Cut, Logic...). They will want you to have both iCloud and Itunes Match subscriptions, to buy movies and music from itunes and they will make sure that those are tightly integrated in OS. They also tend to make non-upgradeable machines because they need to slim them... Or because they just want you to spend 200-600$ more on your config when you buy and add a few thunderbolt adapters in the process...
Clearly they have some things locked up like airdrop, airplay or FaceTime but I don't feel that their core value is in there. The core values of Apple are well designed, appealing hardware products, good customer support and simple to use software. I believe Tim Cook understood that and is wanting to provide more innovation by loosening a little bit of control (not all). Innovation sells way more than what they could get with a 100$ box, aTV is merely a sell helper for itunes and Iphones. You would still end up with all Apple products, but because each one is the best (or close enough) rather than because it has an Apple logo on it. Time will tell us if I'm right or wrong on that.
Android has not the same target than Apple devices. Android is either low cost or for techies. They are not fast, they are cluttered, they are fragile (at least all the devices I had between hands). They do not even get updated ! I am able to get my galaxy camera crashing just by using the photo app, and I already tried to restore factory and check for updates with no luck. It's still under warranty and didn't get updated since it went out (ok, there was one update to android 4.1 just after the release). I also have a friend that was told by Samsung that, to update the galaxy S3, he has to get a new computer. It was after he told them he had tested on 2 OS X versions, 3 Windows versions on 3 different computers from 3 different brands...
HTC seems to be the only one to try to provide decent android products to my knowing. In my friends, I never heard any iphone or Nokia user having problems with its phone, I never heard an android user NOT having problems with his... That pretty much sums it up I guess.
I feel that Nokia, now Microsoft, does a really good job with long lasting batteries, decent materials, quality build and performance and Microsoft Office in standard. They deserve more shares than what they have on the market. Given that they have windows ecosystem with them they can be dangerous for Apple, particularly with enterprises that use exchange, sharepoint and other Microsoft services. They truly aim the same target than apple (it's to say people having some money, renewing their phones often and wanting to avoid any technical concerns, therefore buying from a single brand). I just let a friend try Windows 8 on his computer, he already had a surface tablet he bought for office. He bought Windows 8 and is willing to buy a windows phone next month (switching from android...). I can't think of any better proof that Microsoft does some good job. I myself am an Apple user and clearly I feel that Nokia's phones are in some way superior to Apple's but I still prefer OS X over windows (windows just feels so slow and messy, they need to start the code from scratch to clean it up and lose the registry base IMO, even if this means dropping compatibility (they could have two editions)). So I'm gonna stick with Apple / OS X combo as I already have all Apple stuff and am satisfied with my Iphone 5, but clearly features like using phone with gloves, or having a better battery could be of some use although not compulsory.
Like Apple I thinks Microsoft is rejuvenating with its new CEO and I can't wait to see what it will do for both professionals (office, sharepoint, exchange...), gamers (xbox) and consumers (phones, tablets...).
Ok, I thought of it like a stream, didn't take AP retransmit into account but makes sense.
8mbps ? Doesn't even cover up half of my internet connection (got 20mbps or 100mbps depending on where I am). They definitely had to do something either using repeaters, wires or powerline adapters.
I agree that Apple's ecosystem is what makes apple that good and I also agree that sharing was not Steve Job's best skill.
They will clearly not release OS X or IOS for other devices and they will maintain their other softwares (Itunes, Final Cut, Logic...). They will want you to have both iCloud and Itunes Match subscriptions, to buy movies and music from itunes and they will make sure that those are tightly integrated in OS. They also tend to make non-upgradeable machines because they need to slim them... Or because they just want you to spend 200-600$ more on your config when you buy and add a few thunderbolt adapters in the process...
Clearly they have some things locked up like airdrop, airplay or FaceTime but I don't feel that their core value is in there. The core values of Apple are well designed, appealing hardware products, good customer support and simple to use software. I believe Tim Cook understood that and is wanting to provide more innovation by loosening a little bit of control (not all). Innovation sells way more than what they could get with a 100$ box, aTV is merely a sell helper for itunes and Iphones. You would still end up with all Apple products, but because each one is the best (or close enough) rather than because it has an Apple logo on it. Time will tell us if I'm right or wrong on that.
Android has not the same target than Apple devices. Android is either low cost or for techies. They are not fast, they are cluttered, they are fragile (at least all the devices I had between hands). They do not even get updated ! I am able to get my galaxy camera crashing just by using the photo app, and I already tried to restore factory and check for updates with no luck. It's still under warranty and didn't get updated since it went out (ok, there was one update to android 4.1 just after the release). I also have a friend that was told by Samsung that, to update the galaxy S3, he has to get a new computer. It was after he told them he had tested on 2 OS X versions, 3 Windows versions on 3 different computers from 3 different brands...
HTC seems to be the only one to try to provide decent android products to my knowing. In my friends, I never heard any iphone or Nokia user having problems with its phone, I never heard an android user NOT having problems with his... That pretty much sums it up I guess.
I feel that Nokia, now Microsoft, does a really good job with long lasting batteries, decent materials, quality build and performance and Microsoft Office in standard. They deserve more shares than what they have on the market. Given that they have windows ecosystem with them they can be dangerous for Apple, particularly with enterprises that use exchange, sharepoint and other Microsoft services. They truly aim the same target than apple (it's to say people having some money, renewing their phones often and wanting to avoid any technical concerns, therefore buying from a single brand). I just let a friend try Windows 8 on his computer, he already had a surface tablet he bought for office. He bought Windows 8 and is willing to buy a windows phone next month (switching from android...). I can't think of any better proof that Microsoft does some good job. I myself am an Apple user and clearly I feel that Nokia's phones are in some way superior to Apple's but I still prefer OS X over windows (windows just feels so slow and messy, they need to start the code from scratch to clean it up and lose the registry base IMO, even if this means dropping compatibility (they could have two editions)). So I'm gonna stick with Apple / OS X combo as I already have all Apple stuff and am satisfied with my Iphone 5, but clearly features like using phone with gloves, or having a better battery could be of some use although not compulsory.
Like Apple I thinks Microsoft is rejuvenating with its new CEO and I can't wait to see what it will do for both professionals (office, sharepoint, exchange...), gamers (xbox) and consumers (phones, tablets...).
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