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FCC, component shortage could be behind Apple TV delay
The Federal Communications Commission or a component shortage could be to blame for the delayed launch of the Apple TV set-top box. BusinessWeek reports that it is likely Apple has yet to receive approval for the device from the FCC. “The most recent Apple product to receive FCC approval was the latest version of the Airport wireless networking hub. It was approved on Jan. 9,” the magazine notes. “The Apple TV device doesn’t readily appear among the many products for which Apple has sought approval since the beginning of 2006, based on a search of the FCC Web site.” If the FCC is not to blame, BusinessWeek raises the possibility that it may be a component shortage that caused the Apple TV delay. “Component suppliers known to have pieces in the Apple TV include Intel, Marvell, and Seagate,” reports the magazine. “But a parts shortage probably would have been known long before Jobs set such an aggressive ship date for the product.”
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First: personal computing. Then: music and entertainment. Now: wireless communications. Soon: Apple reinvents the paper work for the FCC>
Posted by miketcool on February 27, 2007 at 2:41 PM (PDT)
2
That certainly would speed up the process.
Posted by rockbox on February 27, 2007 at 8:27 PM (PDT)
3
Great! The Man is keeping us down again!
“I want my A-TV”
Posted by mwilgar on February 28, 2007 at 8:36 AM (PDT)
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i Want my Apple TV
Posted by MastaShake11 on February 28, 2007 at 7:00 PM (PDT)