What a low-effort comment. Can you answer the question of how long Apple has made the Apple TV? Based on that history, how much time should we "give" for your prediction to come true? Please be specific.

Youre setting a false premise.

To answer your question: 1st generation: January 9, 2007; 16 years ago

Advertising wasn't the same in 2007, compared to 2023, so counting all of those years is disingenuous.

This is also a company that vigorously lobbies for anti-right-to-repair.

Lastly, youre defending a company that sells things like a $1k monitor stand, with a straight face. There is no justifiable reason for a basic monitor stand to be $1k. None. Zero. No, not even then.

GL with trusting Apple to not shaft its customers. There are many, many, examples to the contrary.

The original Apple TV was released in 2007, over sixteen years ago.

How much time should we give it?

I would suggest we wait until you realize that advertising in 2007 was nothing like advertising in 2023, so counting the first 5-10 years is wholly inaccurate.

You may feel differently about that, since you're defending a company you apparently have loyalty to.

GL with that.

It's entirely possible to say someone is wrong without loving what they are wrong about.

Nevertheless, ignoring the first ten years--which is your high estimate--how long should we wait past that?