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If Apple puts out an SDK for the Apple TV in September, things could get exciting pretty fast.

I'd be extremely surprised if that didn't happen.

Isn't WWDC where most SDKs get announced?

Usually. Apple hasn't talked about iOS 5's impact on the AppleTV, other than a mention that the iCloud photostream would be accessible from there as well.

The previous gen AppleTV is still running the equivalent of MacOS X 10.4, so hopefully the new one won't get the same neglect.

I'm thinking that at most they'd work with other large content providers (Hulu, etc. in addition to Netflix), or will push Airplay + other devices as solutions on the AppleTV.

Apple is on a 3 year product cycle, so I wouldn't count on it, but you never know:

1998- iMac; 2001- OSX/iPod; 2003/4- iTunes; 2007- iPhone; 2010- iPad; 2013 ?????

Probably because the iPad has an SDK and the comment didn't make sense as a result.

HN tends to be kinda rough on technical inaccuracy.

Actually your comment is the one that is technically inaccurate, why would Apple wait a year and a half to launch an SDK. All I pointed out was that Apple's big launches come in 3 year cycles, it wouldn't fit for a TV SDK to launch now, or anytime soon.

From the guidelines: "Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading."

So far, the only device (that I'm aware of) from Apple that had a wait between the product launch and the sdk launch was the original iphone. Everything else, as far as I know, had an sdk launched way before the product was launched.

As for your downvotes: I'm sorry, but as has been stated previously, we value technical accuracy.

Perhaps I had the wrong impression, but I thought the correct response to a factually incorrect post was to point out the correct information in a reply, not to downmod the post. This is more inclusive (as everyone is misinformed at times) and is more useful to the community (because it provides them with the correct information).

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