Some interesting bits:
“Right now we support Windows and we’re releasing the beta of the Mac client this week for the Slingplayer worldwide. We’ve also released the Windows Mobile Smartphone and Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone. Before the end of the year, we’ll support additional platforms – there’ll be at least two more OSs, so that means a whole bunch more operating devices.”
“We’ve had a lot of requests for a mini-Sling receiver that could just plug into the other TV sets in the house so we could sling programming from the main set to another set. That could be a logical extension of our product line.”
UPDATE: I just got a call from Sling VP Jeremy Toeman, who tells me Blake was misquoted by The Guardian. Jeremy says the private Mac beta is progressing nicely, but we’re still about a month away from the public beta. We’ve made it this far, what’s another few weeks?
UPDATE 2: Blake would like to pass along a message…
Hey Charles/Kate/readers,
I am sorry for any confusion I may have caused. Kate from the Guardian was using a tape recorder during the interview, so obviously I must have said what Kate reported in the Q&A. I could put the blame on a late night in Amsterdam (where the interview took place), but no excuses…
Here’s the situation to fully clarify:
- We are currently in the midst of a worldwide private beta for SlingPlayer for Mac.
- We have not yet released a public beta.
- We are pushing like mad to get this puppy out at the quality standards we have set for all Sling products.
- For what it’s worth, I am personally banging away on it 24/7 and am solely using Macs for my everyday computing at this point because of it.
Hope this helps clarify things and once again I am very sorry for the confusion this has created in the community.
–Blake