Andy Zaky

Netflix May Dominate The Online Video World, But With What Business Model?

I guess you fail to understand that Apple owns 90% of the video download market right now.

Apple TV or XBox: Which Is the Living Room Winner?

The problem with Xbox 360 is that it's a video game console. Enough said. It simply doesn't appeal to a wide enough audiance. The average female is not going to buy an Xbox just so she play movies on her television set. She is far more likely to buy an AppleTV however.

Moreover, the interface on the Apple TV is far more appealing, efficient and eloquent than the Xbox 360's as the AppleTV is narrowly tailored for the purposes of delivering the wide breadth of media content to the end user. I've used both for media, and AppleTV simply kills Xbox on this front. You're comparing a high school football team to the NFL here.

Another problem with even thinking there's a contest between the two is that while Apple owns "merely" 70% of the legal music download market, it owns a staggering 90% of the video download market depsite its limited content. Why? Because iTunes basically craps on everything else.

Finally, and most importantly, people are not going to simply "leave" iTunes and their iPhone - Mac - AppleTv - iPod - iTunes ecosystem for the Xbox 360. If you own a 360, then I could undestand how one might go with this system. But if you own a Mac, iPod Touch, iPhone or use iTunes, you're far more likely to use an AppleTV.

If you're interested in the Apple TV and its potential impact on the video market, you could read my article on the subject published here at Seeking Alpha:

seekingalpha.com/artic...