40: When The Hobby Light Goes Off

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss what it's going to take for Apple to field a television product that's finally something more than a "hobby." Attached box vs. full TV set, apps vs. channels vs. a la carte purchases, direct deals with content owners vs. additional layers of middlemen (e.g., Netflix). So many possibilities, but all of them difficult.

Links for this episode:

• Here’s why Apple’s TV needs to be an actual television, and not just a cheap add-on box – SplatF
  
• 4K resolution - Wikipedia
  
• Nesting dolls comic
  
• "I'd like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use." - Steve Jobs
  
• An iCloud conflict resolution dialog box in Pages on the iPad
  
• Screen resolution, viewing distance, and screen size chart
  
• What's Really Next for Apple in Television - NYTimes.com
  

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