Save your family, buy an Apple TV

http://appletvsource.com/content/view/539/1/
I just got done with the article. Thought you guys might want to read it. It's about how Apple TV can be an essential part of a family life.
Moderators, if you think this is a spam then go ahead and delete it. I'm used to you guys deleting my posts anyway. But I thought this article is something that your marketing guys should read. You are even welcome to put a link to it from your "Hot News" section. <grin>

Oh yeah, I forgot all about Youtube. My family doesn't use it much. This is because we could never find the videos we want to watch on Apple TV. We do like watching Youtube videos on the computer though. When the selection on the Apple TV matches what is available on the real service, we might start watching on the Apple TV again.

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