Roku CEO Calls The Apple TV A “Money Loser” For Apple [feedly]

  

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Roku CEO Calls The Apple TV A "Money Loser" For Apple
// Ubergizmo

We guess it could be safe to say that Roku sees the Apple TV as a competitor. After all both devices allow users to hook up to the television and watch video content, and it seems that Roku is not mincing words when they recently called the Apple TV a money loser, and even went as far as calling it as an accessory for the iPad.

Speaking at Re/Code's Code/Media conference, Roku's CEO and founder, Anthony Wood, was quoted as saying, "Apple TV is essentially an accessory for the iPad. They lose money, which is unusual for Apple. If you're losing money, why would you want to sell more?" This seems to go against Tim Cook's recent statement in which he claimed that the Apple TV could no longer be considered a hobby. (more…)

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