"Since Steve Jobs' biography was released, there's been a lot of talk about an Apple television. Apparently Jobs figured out the perfect interface for such a device, and he thought it would make a big impact on the industry," Derek writes for Stableboy Selections. "Well, I really hope Apple does this as soon as possible, because I own a Google TV. And Google TV is a piece of shit. Leave it to Google to throw out another flawed beta product (Does anybody use Google+ anymore?)."
"Only after I bought this piece of junk did I realize the flaws of my judgment. GoogleTv is so unnatural to use as a web browser that I hardly try any more. It's so much more efficient to just open up my Macbook Air and get things done," Derek writes. "I'm tired of the cumbersome task of switching between tabs. First you need to hold down the Home button for a second. Then you need to push on a directional pad. Then you need to push Select. This was truly designed by an idiot. On a computer all I need to do is use a trackpad and click. And as for the Logitech full-size keyboard? It is terrible, too. The trackpad isn't even half the size of my Macbook's. You can't just tap the pad to click. You need to click a separate button. This was also designed by an idiot."
"Apple wouldn't dare to put out the crap that Google does. When Apple makes a TV it is going to be unlike anything we've seen. I can imagine it now. You won't need three remotes to turn on your A/V equipment. You won't need to study the manual that shows you what each button does on your remote," Derek writes. "You will just tell Siri if you want to switch from watching a movie to browsing the web. You won't need to remember the numbers to every channel. You will just tell Siri what program you want to watch, and Siri will automatically change the channel for you."
Derek writes, "You know what's amazing about all this? I am not an engineer. I am average when it comes to understanding technology. But I have common sense because I am a consumer of technology. I know what experiences are good and which aren't. Everything Apple makes is intuitive to use. Apple's competitors generally don't know how to make anything intuitive unless they copy."
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MacDailyNews Take: Well, now, there's a lovely review (to go along with all the rest).
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