Comments on: The Netflix Roku box tosses the freshly emerged Apple TV right back in the woods — and they’re thicker

By: analarkham

analarkham — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:30:30 +0000

AppleTV is wonderful when t works, but it's obnoxious of Apple to charge what they do for rentals and purchases. I am going to get a ROKU and will rarely use AppleTV. Might even sell it!

By: New MacBooks are coming! New MacBooks are coming! We’ll be there » VentureBeat

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:33:46 +0000

[...] with the Mac Mini, which hasn’t been updated in a long time. There are a lot of arguably more compelling rivals to the Apple TV out there [...]

By: Stayin’ alive: Roku to open its box » VentureBeat

Stayin’ alive: Roku to open its box » VentureBeat — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:33:12 +0000

[...] on who actually pledges to develop on it, Roku could once again be more enticing than products like the Apple TV or Vudu. The Apple TV device added move rentals earlier this year and it also can stream video [...]

By: Digital distribution red hot: LG Blu-ray player to stream Netflix movies | Technology Blog

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:07:42 +0000

[...] that works with Netflix’s “Watch Instantly” streaming-over-the-Internet service. Previously, Netflix rolled out its box with startup Roku, and then it announced a partnership with Microsoft weeks ago to bring the funtionality to the Xbox [...]

By: Digital distribution red hot: LG Blu-ray player to offer Netflix streaming movies » VentureBeat

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:35:50 +0000

[...] with Netflix’s “Watch Instantly” streaming-over-the-Internet service. Previously, Netflix rolled out its box with start up Roku, and then it announced a partnership with Microsoft weeks ago to bring the funtionality to the Xbox [...]

By: Amazon Video on Demand: Why build one online video service, when you can build two at twice the price? » VentureBeat

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:29:13 +0000

[...] Amazon could strike a deal with the Roku box as well which currently offers up Netflix streaming movies, but has said it is working on other [...]

By: Netflix comes to the Xbox 360. Did Microsoft just destroy the Apple TV? » VentureBeat

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:55:31 +0000

[...] Netflix also has a deal with the aforementioned Roku box, but it is non-exclusive, and we’ve known for months that Netflix was going to bring its Watch Instantly service to other boxes. Roku made headlines recently be saying it would soon open its device to other services beyond Netflix as well. I wrote at the time that such a move could make Roku the living room Trojan Horse, but I’m changing my stance now, the Xbox 360 is the living room trojan horse. [...]

By: The Roku box to expand beyond Netflix. Living room Trojan horse? » VentureBeat

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:00:36 +0000

[...] a subscriber to the DVD rental-by-mail service Netflix, you probably want to get your hands on the new Roku box. This device allows you to stream any of Netflix’s 10,000+ “Watch Now” (movies [...]

By: Is the Netflix Roku box to your queue? It could be a while » VentureBeat

Is the Netflix Roku box to your queue? It could be a while » VentureBeat — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:33:08 +0000

[...] the living room is so far proving to be a success. Less than two weeks after the release of its set-top box made in partnership with manufacturer Roku, the device is completely sold out. It’s so popular, in fact, that the companies don’t [...]

By: Amazon Unbox weeks away from a movie streaming service, but what’s the point? » VentureBeat

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:09:38 +0000

[...] unlimited amounts of select titles for free to their computers, and soon to their televisions with the Roku box, the key phrase in Bezos’ remarks is “for-pay.” To me that makes it seem more [...]

By: Mickey Mouse punches Steve Jobs in the kidney with TiVo deal » VentureBeat

Mickey Mouse punches Steve Jobs in the kidney with TiVo deal » VentureBeat — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:05:52 +0000

[...] in music downloads, it seems like Apple is being come at from all sides. Just a couple weeks ago, Netflix announced a new set top box with Roku that will allow subscribers of that service to access catalog content in their living rooms for [...]

By: Mickey Mouse punches Steve Jobs in the kidney with TiVo deal » VentureBeat

Mickey Mouse punches Steve Jobs in the kidney with TiVo deal » VentureBeat — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:05:52 +0000

By: As competitors rise, Vongo falls » VentureBeat

As competitors rise, Vongo falls » VentureBeat — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:51:16 +0000

[...] some will argue that Vongo’s example is exactly why the Netflix/Roku set top box won’t work, remember that it is basically a $99 one-time investment for a service [...]

By: Two weeks until Apple’s WWDC event: Some keynote wild card options » VentureBeat

Tue, 27 May 2008 04:23:54 +0000

[...] in January, the box itself didn’t actually change. With increased pressure from the likes of Netflix and its Roku-built set-top box, this could [...]

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roku | web888net — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:13:54 +0000

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