“What makes the cut for Apple TV at launch is being closely watched, but perhaps the best feature for the device is almost a given to make the cut,” Mark Reschke writes for T-GAAP.
“Global search will be Apple TV’s new killer feature,” Reschke writes. “Searching for content within network apps is a painful exercise. People simply do not think in terms of provider, then content. Rather, the content you want to watch is thought of first, and then how to find it becomes the big task. Apple’s global search will be a welcome change.”
“If I am in the mood to watch a Tom Hanks movie, Apple TV global search will have me covered,” Reschke writes. “I will no longer need to figure out where Mr. Hanks’ movies [are] hiding. Are most of his hits on Netflix, in Apple TV’s movies, Hulu or the Crackle app? No longer will I need to hunt around in the Watch ESPN, Tennis channel, NBA, CBS Sports or ACC apps to discover whether or not the sporting event I want to watch is available. Global search works the way people’s minds do, providing content first, no matter what network it may be on.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Yes, this is a big issue to tackle. Just the other day we were searching for a movie to rent and the procedure went like this: Check Apple TV. No. Check Netflix. No. Check Amazon Prime. No… Ugh!
Now, of course, Apple TV doesn’t yet have Amazon Prime, but if your Apple TV could know to which services you’re currently subscribed and then search across all of them to find what you’re looking for, it could really streamline things significantly!