April 5, 2007
Top 10 reasons Apple TV has no Off switch
Posted Apr. 5, ’07, 7:46 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | Apple » Humor
I got quite a chuckle out of xlr8yourmac’s Top 10 Reasons Apple TV has no OFF Switch. I’m basically going to steal it wholesale, so I hope Mike doesn’t mind.
10) To boost sales of upcoming “Carbon Offsets” at the iTunes store
9) Marketing said nobody would ever want to turn it off
8) It’s not an omission, it’s a feature (if you live in colder climates)
7) So you can make Jiffy Pop any time you want, right on the Apple TV
6) Even when off it makes a great warmer of the upcoming iMug
5) It would have been a feature we couldn’t completely control
4) The MPAA/RIAA wanted to be able to check for ‘illegal’ content 24/7
3) Blame it on Al Gore for not attending the Board Meetings
2) Left out as another ‘feature’ we can promote on the rev B model this summer
1) The cost savings helped pay for the huge 40GB hard drive
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OK. color me stupid, but I don't get #1. Could someone please elaborate?
#1 or #10, Walt? I think #1 is pretty clear.
And you just know that if there IS an off switch on rev B they WILL be touting it as a feature
D'oh! yeah, number 10. My bad. That's probaby why I don't get it in the first place.
Well, I just hold play on the remote and it turns if off.