It seems that Apple bet a lot on the TV in the past few release cycles, but that the cable&#x2F;network execs derailed that plan.  In the bay area there were a bunch of Apple TV billboards put up, only to hear within a week that Apple was &quot;frustrated with negotiations over its TV service[1]. There seemed to have been big launch plans that were shelved when Apple couldn&#x27;t pull all the content producers on board for a grand debut.<p>Seems Apple didn&#x27;t quite get their way this round, and as a result there are a lot of stale products out there.<p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&#x2F;apple-is-frustrated-with-its-tv-streaming-negotiations-2016-1?op=1" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&#x2F;apple-is-frustrated-with-its-...</a>