360 Degrees of Apple

Editor's Note: In this edition of "360 Degrees," RealMoney commentators evaluate Apple(AAPL Quote) in the wake of its announcement Tuesday of a new movie and video-game service and a device named iTV that will allow users to stream video and audio from their computers to their TV sets. Has Apple fashioned an unstoppable entertainment juggernaut, or is the stock overvalued after a healthy run-up this summer?

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Making It Easy Will Increase Apple's Pie, by Jim Cramer

This column was originally published on RealMoney on Sept. 13 at 9:06 a.m. EDT

I often feel that when it comes to Apple(AAPL Quote), there are those who use the iPod and therefore know that it is the king and won't be toppled, and there are those who don't use it and are always willing to think that competitors may get an edge on the iPod.

I see a lot of things and hear a lot about the hardware and software that is going to win the living room. I thought they are almost all nonsense until I read about the iTunes-PC-to-TV device (nicknamed iTV). If I had that, I'd go to an iMovies store, if Apple develops that, and download episodes of 24 to play right on my television. I expect I could go to something like that iTunes easy-to-use shop and just get every movie.