blog of matthew moore

• 09:36 working from home today — 2 kids are sick #
• 15:45 at last, the wife is home, and I can focus on my work (sick kids have distracted me all day) #
• 17:52 anybody have a contact at cpbgroup.com ? #
• 22:30 spent the last four hours removing all my crap from my company computer — they can take back now! #

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• 08:24 just finished a client call and now i’m heading into the office #
• 10:25 running another ant script #
• 12:25 back from lunch — had a great conversation with another small web business owner #
• 15:54 waiting on a frecking realmedia ad to start displaying #
• 16:27 today’s PITA project is now complete - lets hope that marketing didn’t forget anything again! #
• 23:11 just signed up for boulders II startup weekend - can’t wait to be a part of it #

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• 15:29 waking up the kids so we can head over to a friend’s home to watch the game #
• 18:44 I’m so full of junk food #
• 18:45 But just love the pizza bytes #

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• 10:26 to blog or not to blog??? #

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A few years ago when Apple launched their Apple TV it was a great concept, but it missed the mark — and sales, or the lack of, proved that.

Then just recently Apple announced a better version of the Apple TV with a larger hard drive and better services/features through an upgraded version of iTunes . The biggest feature being that of the ability to rent t.v. shows and movies. But again, in my humble opinion, Apple missed the mark.

However, I still think the Apple TV has a lot of potential and room for enhancements.

Steve Jobs — Listen up. If you want me, and many others, to buy the Apple TV consider buying out TiVo and/or offering a true t.v. service like them. Take an “iLife” approach and provide a full integration and use of the t.v. to make my life better the Apple way. Next, consider doing what Netflix already does but without the physical DVDs — offer your “rental service” on a flat rate program. For example, have the option to watch unlimited movies, but only one-download-at-a-time, each month for $19.95 a month.

Anyway, it’s just my”two cents” and I’m looking forward to future versions of the Apple TV — because honestly, if I’m going to spend my hard-earned dollar on a product or service I would rather give it to Apple because Apple just “gets it.” Well at least when it comes to software, computers, iPods, and iPhones — all of which I currently have and use.