Apple TV 2015 Review: Five Reasons To Hold Off Buying Apple Inc.'s Flawed Streaming Device. The fourth-generation Apple TV launched Friday, complete with promises to set the world on fire with a range of TV apps and games. The company's rumored streaming service is missing in action, and the system depends on the same cable authentication system as its predecessors to get a lot of the content on offer. But there's more serious flaws on display here that suggest Apple's latest TV box could have done with a little more time in the development oven.