{"id":43571,"date":"2013-11-18T16:10:25","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T21:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=43571"},"modified":"2013-11-25T17:29:08","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T22:29:08","slug":"a-proposal-for-apple-google-ibm-microsoft-and-any-other-company-who-wants-to-own-the-future-living-room-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2013\/11\/18\/a-proposal-for-apple-google-ibm-microsoft-and-any-other-company-who-wants-to-own-the-future-living-room-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"A proposal for Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, and any other company who wants to own the future living room [Christian]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43572\" alt=\"DanielChristian-A-proposal-to-Apple-MS-Google-IBM-Nov182013\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DanielChristian-A-proposal-to-Apple-MS-Google-IBM-Nov182013.jpg\" width=\"592\" height=\"1520\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DanielChristian-A-proposal-to-Apple-MS-Google-IBM-Nov182013.jpg 592w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DanielChristian-A-proposal-to-Apple-MS-Google-IBM-Nov182013-58x150.jpg 58w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;The main obstacle to an Apple television set has been<strong> content.<\/strong> It has mostly failed to convince cable companies to make their programming available through an Apple device. And cable companies have sought to prevent individual networks from signing distribution deals with Apple.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/qz.com\/98632\/apple-closer-to-its-vision-for-a-tv-set-wants-espn-hbo-viacom-and-others-to-come-along\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple, closer to its vision for a TV set, wants<br \/>\nESPN, HBO, Viacom, and others to come along<\/a><br \/>\nqz.com by Seward, Chon, &amp; Delaney, 8\/22\/13<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">I wonder if this is because of the <em><strong>type<\/strong> <\/em>of content that Apple is asking for. <strong> Instead of entertainment-oriented content, what if the content were more focused on engaging, interactive, learning materials? More on educational streams of content (whether we &#8212; as individuals &#8212; create and contribute that content or whether businesses do)? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Also see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mportal.com\/mobile-fourth-wave-means-operators\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>What the mobile \u201cfourth wave\u201d means for operators<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from mportal.com by D.P. Venkatesh on November 12, 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wp-gallery mceItem\" title=\"gallery-6294\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mportal.com\/mobile-fourth-wave-means-operators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"lightbox&lt;img src=\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"internet of things\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mportal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/deviceforecast-1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt <span style=\"color: #800000;\">(emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The communications landscape has historically taken the form of a tumultuous ocean of opportunities. Like rolling waves on a shore, these opportunities are often strong and powerful \u2013 yet ebb and flow with time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Get ready, because the next great wave is upon us. And, like a tropical storm, it is likely to change the landscape around us.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">As detailed by analyst <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chetansharma.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Chetan Sharma<\/a>,<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> this particular wave is the one created by the popularity of over-the-top (OTT) solutions \u2013 apps that allow access to entertainment, communication and collaboration over the Internet from smartphones, tablets and laptops, rather than traditional telecommunications methods.<\/span> <\/strong>Sharma has coined this the mobile \u201cfourth wave\u201d \u2013 the first three being voice, messaging (SMS) and data access, respectively \u2013 and it is rapidly washing over us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Addendum on 11\/25:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/the-smart-tv-app-industry-2013-11#ixzz2lhOoxxYZ\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Smart TV app revolution is coming: Here&#8217;s what you need to know<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from businessinsider.com by Dan Frommer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"SmartTVFeatures\" src=\"http:\/\/static6.businessinsider.com\/image\/524b1b8e6bb3f7b11252dd00-400-\/smarttvfeatures.png\" width=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8220;The main obstacle to an Apple television set has been content. It has mostly failed to convince cable companies to make their programming available through an Apple device. And cable companies have sought to prevent individual networks from signing distribution deals with Apple.&#8221; &#8212; Apple, closer to its vision for a TV 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