For a new one Apple TV we've been waiting too long and it looks like after a few years people are starting to look at newer competing products. As shown in the statistics for 2014, popularity Apple TV in the US (where it has the most content available), it has dropped to the point that it has been overtaken by virtually all competition, including players who have only recently entered the market – Amazon Fire TV, Fire Stick and Google Nexus Player, which was only announced at the end of last year. So it's no longer just about the eternal struggle between Applom and Roku, which continues to be the most popular streaming box maker, thanks to features like the app store, a feature we've been waiting for in Apple TV since 2010 and this plan even approved Steve Jobs.
Being one of the very first companies to enter this market, Roku continues to maintain its lead with a 34% share. It is followed by Google with a share of 23% and a newcomer entered the Top 3, Amazon. This managed to surpass the sales Applu, together with which they have a 29% share. The remaining 14% belong to devices from other companies. Statistics further show that currently almost 20% of US households own one or more streaming boxes. Roku is the most popular, used by 37% of households, while 17% use it Chromecast, 17% Apple TV and 14% Amazon Fire TV. Unfavorable situation for Apple but it may change in the future if the company after years of waiting presents a new generation that offers people enough reasons to switch. It is currently the oldest sold iOS equipment on the market.
I confess that I only have ATV because of the iZariadeni wireless connection Macbookus TV.
The rest of its functionality is of no use to me / that is, except for viewing apple conference/.
Anndy: Yes, yes, I feel the same way - once in a while I get hooked on watching the trailer :) and I rented the movie about 2 times. But if they would give a reasonable tariff for movie streaming, it will probably become a top device in the household :)
I'll probably be the third in the party, I thought I'd use it somehow, but viewing photos on TV doesn't bother me much, I don't need it to play videos from YouTube, it works from the iPhone even without it, I'm not going to convert the entire library to iTunes. It would need some substantial improvement. Otherwise, it is really useless without content for the Czech Republic
I use it primarily instead of a hi-fi tower - I have it connected to my home theater and play music through it.
Without AppStore Apple TV it doesn't make sense. Movies are expensive, so there you would need a movie service for, for example, 10e a month with a subscription for 6 months, with several million people it would make sense