“Now that Apple’s finally released the iPod Photo, speculation is mounting over what the company’s next foray into consumer electronics might be. Topping the list of possible devices is some sort of entertainment server. “A 200 (gigabyte) Apple server at a reasonable price and possibly with PVR technology could be Apple’s next category killer,” Merrill Lynch analyst Milunovich wrote in the same note cited above: “We believe Apple could combine its iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD and AirPort Express technology on top of an embedded Linux (operating system) (possibly a scaled down MacOS) to field an entertainment server. It might connect to the Internet, but would likely not be used for Web surfing. By not trying to replace the PC or pull PC functions into the family room, it has a chance to be stable enough for entertainment use,” John Paczkowski reports for Good Morning Silicon Valley.
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MacDailyNews Take: Does anyone think Apple would use an embedded Linux over Mac OS X in such a device?