That enthusisam stems in part from the recent Steve Jobs biography in which author Walter Issacson quotes Steve Jobs as saying, "I'd like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use. It would be seamlessly synced with all of your devices and ... will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it."
For months the Street has been buzzing with reports about what to expect. According to one published report, unlike the current Apple TV which is a console unit, iTV is expected to be an actual flat screen TV available in two sizes; 32 inch and 37 inch screens.
Of course that begs the question whether a gadget of this magnitude will dissuade Apple from paying a dividend; will the new product strike some conservatism among the board of directors, making them reluctant to part with the cash?
Munster doesn’t think so. “Even with the investment in iTV, we’re past the breaking point for a dividend,” he says. And when will that long awaited divided come? “I expect something this year," he tells us.
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