Comments on: Why Boxee loves Apple

By: Damien, Houston TX

Damien, Houston TX — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:25:22 +0000

Here is another cool way to watch TV on a mac:

download the viewmy.tv widget and stream live streaming tv directly to the desktop. The widget was recently listed as the 25th most downloaded widget on the apple site.

Be aware that you do need to have flip4mac installed in order to watch wmv streams.

Try it out!

By: steve ballmer, redmond WA

steve ballmer, redmond WA — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:09:04 +0000

Macs can't do any of this!

http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com/

By: Robert, Anchorage, AK

Robert, Anchorage, AK — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:53:24 +0000

Windows Media Center has SecondRun.tv in beta that does the same thing. Simple interface, gathers videos from most online program viewing sources (Hulu, CNN, etc)

The same Windows Media Center that can use a $40 TV Tuner card and also watch broadcast/satellite/cable TV and DVR it.

By: Carlos, Denver, CO

Carlos, Denver, CO — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:22:15 +0000

Ah another Windows/Apple debate. Eh what ever. Same old same old debate of which is better. Either way it doesn't matter. Although I work on both PC's and own a Mac, I prefer my Mac for usability and the non-hassle of constantly having to worry about updating my anti-virus. Either way, what ever you use it for, just as long as the thing works and does what you need to do.

By: steve ballmer, redmond WA

steve ballmer, redmond WA — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:56:04 +0000

Ignore these people!

http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

By: Steve, Ellensburg, WA

Steve, Ellensburg, WA — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:49:23 +0000

Boxee is part of a (slowly) growing trend to program applications for both platforms, but to start on Apple. There are reasons for this. Demographically, Apple is 25% of home owned computers, which is not the niche market that most say it is (remember, many PCs are business machines, not used at home, and subject to different uses, for example business computers get few games). Second, and this one need only grab a handy Simmons, Apple users are qualitatively better customers because they spend more money on secondary purchases (except for virus protections and repair programs, an area that Apple users do not buy). Third, from a programming point of view, cross platform application development is easier to start on Apple and move to PC, because of Windows reliance on closed or proprietary techniques and application tools with significant downsides in porting.

We saw some companies (ie Battlefront) make a mint on Mac programming, then porting to the PC even in the days when Mac user base was much smaller. With market research showing Mac users being very comfortable with making their PC the center of their entertainment systems, much more comfortable that Windows PC users, it means that Macs are a great place to get early adopters with working, easy to use technology, before trying to tackle the more complex and difficult PC world.

By: rich trudel, dracut, ma

rich trudel, dracut, ma — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:29:15 +0000

zinc zeevee for you window users. I like it better than boxee. You have your local content, hulu, cbs, espn etc, right in a mmodified user friendly firefox browser.

By: macdisser,bronx,new york

macdisser,bronx,new york — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:19:48 +0000

to ex-ped

I can do this and hulu and netflix. heck if i wanted to i can go to eztv.com joost surfthechannel or a thousand other sites that stream video or allow to download it. i can even put them on my zune and watch them on the go because it plays something other than mp4s.

By: MW Huntsville AL

MW Huntsville AL — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:20:52 +0000

To ex-ped,

Can you not read? It says that in the article so the stats are not meaningful. It says, 'Although the Mac version is in its second alpha and headed for beta, Boxee still hasn’t been officially released on the PC. A Windows alpha came out earlier this year, but only by private invitation. A public release isn’t expected for another six or seven weeks.'

Oh yeah, I know … you only use a PC. I guess you have an impediment. From someone who has labored to code on both, I always liked coding for the PC better. Regardless of who write the applications, I love my Mac!

ex ped: Sigh.

By: Nathan, KCMO

Nathan, KCMO — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:48:24 +0000

This is very poor reporting. Anyone following Boxee knows that it is not publicly availible for Windows. I use it on Linux, but just to test it out. Please next time you want to write a report about Apple do a tiny bit of actual research first. I mean you talked to the developers and didn't happen to find out that most Windows users cannot even use Boxee yet? Great job there!

ex ped: Did you even read the piece? I thought I made that pretty clear.