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" With Caavo, you don't have to know the device name, the network name, the service name. Just which show you want to watch, regardless of whether it's live, recorded, downloaded or streaming. "
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" Jeff Williams, Apple's senior vice president of operations, has been called 'Tim Cook's Tim Cook' by some. "
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