yes, but why would anyone buy mini over say macbook? it costs almost as much, doesn't have display nor battery, hardware expansion options are very limited etc.
Apple is basically telling people the Apple TV is dead.
I should imagine these cost more than most people's TVs.
it is. It might be reborn later using iOS, but the current system is dead, it's not even featured in the store's front page anymore.
> I should imagine these cost more than most people's TVs.
But it's far more flexible and useful than the Apple TV (it's a full HTPC, therefore able to stream e.g. Hulu or Youtube), and the addition of HDMI out removes the last big issue it had as an HTPC, compared to an Apple TV. The TV never found its place in the Apple ecosystem and with a smaller, more efficient and more powerful Mini that place just shrunk a bit more.