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hortly before he passed
away, Steve Jobs told his SUPPORTED
biographer, Walter
Isaacson, that he had fi nal- PLATFORMS
ly “cracked” how to make “AS IS TRUE WITH
television smarter and eas-
ier. Eight years later, Apple First thing’s fi rst: you don’t need an
has fi nally released Apple MOST APPLE Apple TV in order to access the service.
TV Plus. So, did Apple Instead, you can access the new con-
make good on that prediction? tent via the Apple TV app that runs on
In this article, I will assess the quality PRODUCTS, THE the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac
of the user interface, original content, computers, in addition to Apple TV hard-
pricing, and hardware compatibility of ware. Even Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and
Apple TV Plus; but, as is true with most SUM IS GREATER some Samsung TVs can access Apple
Apple products, the sum is greater than TV Plus, and you can stream content
the parts. Apple’s ecosystem is what from your iPhone via AirPlay to some
makes Apple TV Plus so appealing com- THAN THE newer smart TVs from Vizio and LG. This
pared to the competition. leaves out a lot of PC and Android users,
at least for now. If you’re using Apple
PARTS.” equipment, you can stream the content
in 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos too.
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