Now, you'd think the Macalope would rip into this with allllll the antlers, perhaps going so far as to borrow some antlers from a friend for the weekend, or renting some ZipAntlers (motto: "Antlers when you want them.").

Well, sorry to disappoint, but there are two reasons the Macalope's not going full bore.

First of all, the Macalope would like to give some props to Pendola, assuming "props" are still something the kids give out these days. If not, and he thinks that's the case, he would like to use the term ironically, but still make it clear that he is sending Pendola some respect. Because when the Macalope gave Pendola the full business-end of his pointy appendages , Pendola . Most people get all bent out of shape when being teased by a cartoon of a mythical creature with a classic Mac for a head. It's weird.

Second, though, once you get past the nuttiness of claiming a product that you've never seen will fail (which, admittedly, is exceptionally nutty), Pendola's point is sound.

Apple has had and will continue to have trouble striking deals with content providers. At best, if it plans on merely beaming content through a nice-looking television set, it will have an incomplete, and not all that compelling, offering.