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Nothing Good On: Losing It About The Apple TV

If it doesn’t sell as many units as the marquee products of the most profitable technology company in the world, it’s a disappointment.

You really are single-handedly keeping Ned in business, aren’t you?

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.

From the article "Nothing Good On: Losing It About The Apple TV" by www.macworld.com

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