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    Why iPhone TV Apps Are Doomed to Mediocrity

    CNN's iPhone App Makes Other News Apps Look Lazy

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    Image of logruszed logruszed
    09/29/09

    In reply to Why iPhone TV Apps Are Doomed to Mediocrity
    I thought the reason was that most iPhone (and Mac product owners in general) purchasers are more concerned with fitting in or being left behind, and are thus doomed to ride the current instead of leading it.

    It's not cool to want to be cool. That's called "trying too hard".
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    Image of mmmiles mmmiles
    09/30/09

    @logruszed: Since most machines are Windows, buying a Mac doesn't really help you fit in. Maybe you THINK you see more glowy apple logos around, but they are the vast minority.

    And buying a Mac instead of a Windows machine because you don't want to be left behind with inferior technology seems very reasonable to me?

    Furthermore, you don't have to try very hard to buy an Apple product. Just walk into a store and use your credit card, it's the same as everywhere else.
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    Image of pixelpushing pixelpushing
    09/30/09

    @logruszed: Uh, yeah... Speaking of "Trying too hard," why not leave the ignorant dickishness over at engadget?

    Did you get star-status for being such a good troll? There really is no justice it seems.
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    09/30/09


    @pixelpushing: He got star-status because trolls are adorable!
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    Image of Thorax707 Thorax707
    09/30/09

    @logruszed: Fitting in by buying a niche product? How exactly does that work?
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    09/30/09

    @logruszed: I hope your star gets stripped and they knick your mohawk on way the by. This reads exactly like an engadget whiney baby comment.

    How about we (we as in me, almost the ENTIRE staff of EVERY tech site in existence, and a good amount of readers on this blog) use them because they are stable, powerful, versatile machines with an OS that gives us the ability to do things so complicated with the generation of a single service that it would take a solid day of downloading crap ware on your winbox to even try to emulate my work flow.

    Face it, you know nothing about computing, and certainly not Mac's and more certainly not UNIX. So please take your star over to fleshbot and eff it.
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    logruszed promoted this comment Edited by Eulatos at 09/30/09 10:16 AM Eulatos was starred Eulatos was unstarred
    Image of logruszed logruszed
    09/30/09

    @mmmiles: Furthermore: lulz. butthurt heals.
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    Image of logruszed logruszed
    09/30/09

    @pixelpushing: hugbox occupied?
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    Image of logruszed logruszed
    09/30/09

    @Chris: Your doll has better hair than me.
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    Image of logruszed logruszed
    09/30/09

    @Thorax707: You're so indyprod you should be riding a fixed gear bike drinking natty-lite, smoking a Parliament non-filter, wearing a pork-pie hat in plaid pants listening to low-fi remixes of Belle and Sebastian.

    Shh! keep the whole Mac thing a secret! Don't want the word to get out about this underground niche product.
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    09/30/09

    @Eulatos: TL;DR, busy coding in VI kthxbye.
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    09/29/09

    In reply to Why iPhone TV Apps Are Doomed to Mediocrity
    Don't be hatin' on my CNN.COM/LIVE

    I actually watch CNN.COM/LIVE all the time when I'm working during the day.

    I think it's WAY of ahead of it's time.

    You might call it "2nd tier" but you still get a lot of the same stories that are on CNN, plus 3 different channels with raw footage/feeds (speeches, rallies, new conferences) Also I have to say the anchors are pretty cool.

    They do replay the same segments a little too often, but so does CNN. There is no other channel that has this sort of live free format on the internet (that I know of).

    Plus, being that it's being broadcast on the web, there is MUCH more interaction with the viewers possible. They constantly have polls, comments and webcam interviews coming in that they use to show what the viewers are saying.
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    09/29/09

    @se7a7n7: Much respect and adoration for the anchors Naamua Delaney, Mellisa Long and Nicole Lapin.
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    Image of odogg odogg
    09/29/09

    @se7a7n7: i like that one gay guy
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    09/29/09

    @odogg: Of course, Reggie Aqui is a great anchor too.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    09/29/09

    In reply to Why iPhone TV Apps Are Doomed to Mediocrity
    i don't think i understand. does cnn offer their tv stream to anyone but tv? i mean, can you watch it online somewhere? why would he be upset about it not being on his iphone? is he pissed that espn's iphone app doesn't stream actual espn?
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    92BuickLeSabre promoted this comment Anonymoose was starred Anonymoose was unstarred
    Image of ddhboy ddhboy
    09/29/09

    @Anonymoose: Lets put it in perspective. Al Jazerra, the BBC and France 24 have iphone/ipod touch applications that stream their regular news network content live. 2 out of the 3 networks mentioned are able to do so because they are funded by government revenues. The 3rd (Al Jazerra) can't get any cable networks to air their content in the US, under fear that rednecks would say their supporting terrorism. As such, they are forced to get around the cable companies by offering an iphone application.

    Why we won't see CNN, Fox News, or MSNBC broadcast their news networks on the iphone anytime soon is that they don't have any reason to go around the cable networks and end up on the internet. CNN, MSNBC and Fox have world standing and they don't have the financial capability to double cross the cable companies, while Al Jazerra is trying to establish it as a world news leader along side the BBC, France 24 and CNN, so they need an iPhone app in order to grow its viewership.
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    Image of madog madog
    09/30/09

    @ddhboy: That's the issue I see with this. I can see how CNN and other networks not wanting to release an application on the iPhone for fear of losing traditional TV viewers, but I personally don't see that happening. First of all, no one knows because they haven't actually tried it. Secondly, I think some people, like myself, who don't watch it on TV would use it on their iPhones.

    While it is just news, and not, say, movies or something of that nature, I personally don't see many people who would see an application on a small iPhone screen to be a replacement for traditional TV.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    09/29/09

    In reply to Why iPhone TV Apps Are Doomed to Mediocrity
    "The complaint is that the occasional live news feed is from CNN the website, not CNN the network, meaning that you're getting second-tier content."

    and in the distance comes the wounded cry of CNN the website.
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    09/29/09

    In reply to Why iPhone TV Apps Are Doomed to Mediocrity
    I think Frommer maybe underestimates just how crazy that burger really is.
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    Image of aec007 aec007
    09/29/09

    In reply to CNN's iPhone App Makes Other News Apps Look Lazy
    You may only get news by shaking it to the left though...
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    Xeno promoted this comment aec007 was starred aec007 was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    09/29/09

    @aec007: You misread, this isn't a MSNBC app.
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    09/29/09

    In reply to CNN's iPhone App Makes Other News Apps Look Lazy

    Been playing with the app for a bit. Well worth the 2 frickin dollars.

    And here's an example of what the "ads" look like. Not obtrusive in the least and don't bother me at all.
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    Image of dfp3050 dfp3050
    09/29/09

    In reply to CNN's iPhone App Makes Other News Apps Look Lazy
    its about time CNN had an app.

    but sadly, I have a strong moral opinion: either an app is free with ads, or I pay for an app without ads. I will not pay to be advertised to. end of story.

    CNN- wtf?
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment dfp3050 was starred dfp3050 was unstarred
    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    09/29/09

    @dfp3050: How do you know it has ads? It was never mentioned in the article, and the pictures shown don't appear to allow room for ads. $2 for such a dynamic app seems like a steal.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    09/29/09

    @dfp3050: I agree. It's as bad as paying for cable then watching 15 minutes of commercials every hour. I can understand if there are justifications behind it, but... one of the things I pay for when buying an app is not to be bothered by ads.

    I actually rushed to the app store to buy this, but it's not there in Canada yet, so I came here to see what was up - I'm glad I did. Though truly, only interstitial video ads would REALLY make me mad. The app would be worthless then.
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    Image of thechansen thechansen
    09/29/09

    In reply to CNN's iPhone App Makes Other News Apps Look Lazy
    This is extremely polished and well worth the $2, it still has ads which explained the low upfront cost.
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    09/29/09

    In reply to CNN's iPhone App Makes Other News Apps Look Lazy
    Good. I really have been waiting for a good news app. An there really isn't one out there.

    I'll take your advice and give em the two bucks. Plus I already like most of CNN's reporting.
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    Image of Prey521 Prey521
    09/29/09

    In reply to CNN's iPhone App Makes Other News Apps Look Lazy
    It's CNN...why would anyone want the news from them?
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    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    09/29/09


    @Prey521: Because this is the alternative.
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    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    09/29/09

    In reply to CNN's iPhone App Makes Other News Apps Look Lazy
    You're complaining that such an awesome app is $2? No wonder people can't make money on the app store anymore.
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    Image of Thorax Thorax
    09/29/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Or news labels.
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    Image of RemembertheAmiga RemembertheAmiga
    09/29/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: I don't think he's complaining as much as he is acknowledging how amazingly cheap some people are. I would gladly pay $2 for an ad-free product, but tons of people won't spend ANY money on apps. (I think the comment immediately after yours is someone complaining about the price !)
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    Image of RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?
    09/29/09

    @RemembertheAmiga: Exactly! You get a live tv news station (most of the time) for a one-time payment of only 2 freakin' dollars! That's nothing compared to how much tv service'll run you. I watch CNN a lot, I'll probably get this once I get money on my card. And if not, I'll probably pirate it. Arrr!!!
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment Edited by RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? at 09/29/09 12:43 AM RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was starred RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was unstarred
    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    06/04/09

    In reply to Chinese Cops Block Cameras With Umbrellas On Tiananmen Square 20th Anniversary
    I don't know what the big deal is about filming Tiananmen Square. Nothing ever happened there.

    Nothing.

    Happened.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    06/04/09

    In reply to Chinese Cops Block Cameras With Umbrellas On Tiananmen Square 20th Anniversary
    I remember this as if it were yesterday, and I still am in awe of the courage shown by the people there. The image of "tank man" will forever be in my mind as the bravest man I ever saw. That kind of conviction is all too rare in the world.


    Freedom isnt free.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    06/04/09

    In reply to Chinese Cops Block Cameras With Umbrellas On Tiananmen Square 20th Anniversary
    Well, on the plus side, the operatives umbrella just so happens to match their pants!
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