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Exactly How Apple Lost TV

Even with strong development from Apple TV last year, research study firm Parks Associates approximated it to be fourth behind Google, Amazon, and also Roku in streaming device sales in 2014. Of the 42 million streaming gadgets offered last year, Google’s Chromecast was the leader, according to Technique Analytics, with a 35% market share.

From the article "Exactly How Apple Lost TV" by Steven Goodstein.

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