Browsers For Apple TV
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 12/14/2015 1:00:00 AM
Surf the web from your sofa
I find it pretty hard to believe that the "Future of Television" doesn't include a way to surf the web. Isn't that strange?
A lot of people may be speculating why Apple didn't include the Safari web browser as a standard feature. Apple TV would be the perfect platform for bringing the web to your living room. You could ask Siri a question, and go directly to a web page with the answer.
Adding a browser to the Apple TV should be super easy. Under the hood it's basically an iPhone or iPad without the built-in screen, so there must be some other reason they didn't include it. Then it hit me. MONEY.
It looks like the only reason they don't include a browser is because unlike shopping Apps, they can't earn a percentage of sales when people order things from websites.
Without a web browser, the only way for people to buy things online are through shopping Apps like QVC that pay a percent of sales to Apple. There really isn't any other reason for them to exclude it. That's too bad. Ever since the original Web TV came out in the 90s, people have been looking for a simple way to surf the web from their sofa.
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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