The Asus Cube Isn't Enough to Save Google TV

More than after Google presented Google TV, is the platform any closer to succeeding in the set-top box space?

Let's get the bad news out of the way first: The Asus Cube with Google TV is not the savior Google TV was hoping for. In fact, while the device is an improvement over , the $140 Asus Cube can't compete with existing devices such as the Apple TV, Roku or the Xbox 360.

The overarching promise of Google TV from the beginning was that it would bring over-the-top (OTT) and over-the-air (OTA) content together in one box and in one interface. Three years later, that promise is still reliant on too many trade-offs, bugs and frustrations.