[mr weather]

The point is the vast majority of tv watchers don't watch tv using their computers.

Your average consumer wants to be able to able to flip on the idiot box (and cable/satellite box as applicable) and watch. No fiddling with software, no worrying about whether their internet connection is fast enough, no worrying about download caps or throttling.

 

[mr weather]

This is changing. A lot of people under 30 do watch TV off their HTPC, on their laptops on their phones and tablets. This is without any out of the box solution from a big company. Once Google TV, iTV and whatever other competitors comes out with better out of the box solutions, watch the numbers grow.

I agree the numbers are growing but it's still a very small segment compared the rest of the tv watchers out there. The other constraining factor is things like Google TV, etc. are dependent on a fast internet connection which is still a pipe dream for a lot of people. Not to mention the introduction of ridiculously low bandwidth caps will stifle a lot of growth once people see that not only are they paying for the pipe to their home, they're also paying usurious overage charges.

Apple should be announcing something new in these regards today.

I saw that too. The old Apple TV in a prettier box. *yawn*