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Here's How Apple Failed In TV

Even with solid growth from Apple TV last year, research firm Parks Associates estimated it to be fourth behind Google, Amazon, and Roku in streaming device sales last year. Of the 42 million streaming devices sold last year, Google's Chromecast was the leader, according to Strategy Analytics, with a 35% market share.

From the article "Here's How Apple Failed In TV" by Jeremy Bowman.

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