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Analyst Survey Suggests Most Netflix Users Don't Plan to Subscribe to Apple TV+
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I definitely will cancel Netflix for Apple TV+ and Disney +.
Exactly. Netflix, in this current climate of rival products, is way, too expensive, not expensive as apple though. 😃
Like I've mentioned before, I'm fine with Netflix, Hulu w/ Live TV, Amazon and HBO Now. I'll check out ATV+ once it launches, but until their library is beefed up, I don't see myself subscribing on a monthly basis. Same with Disney+, until our child is of age to consume TV, I really don't have a need to subscribe to the service at all.
How would you know what's boring and what's good if you're not actually watching anything?
I have Netflix for just one reason.
The Office
So it's safe to say I won't be leaving Netflix for Apple TV+, which I will happily enjoy for free for one year, or Disney+, because yeah a lot of what I watch will be there. But when the Peacock becomes available, I will subscribe, and at that time, there won't be room for a 4th service (Netflix) for me, and definitely not another with lackluster original content (yeah that means you Apple TV+, but I can only watch so many standup specials so you win).
The Office
So it's safe to say I won't be leaving Netflix for Apple TV+, which I will happily enjoy for free for one year, or Disney+, because yeah a lot of what I watch will be there. But when the Peacock becomes available, I will subscribe, and at that time, there won't be room for a 4th service (Netflix) for me, and definitely not another with lackluster original content (yeah that means you Apple TV+, but I can only watch so many standup specials so you win).
Maybe he’s like the old guy in Lost Boys who subscribed to TV Guide because it meant he didn’t have to watch TV. Or Dean Koontz’s Odd John character, who avoids most modern culture, but seems to have knowledgeable disapproving opinions on all of it.
Or maybe I'm someone who exists in the real world, where there are plenty of ways to know what's on TV, what might be coming to TV, and find out about it. Someone who participates in a circle of friends, some of whom subscribe to this and that, and therefore, have opportunities to see and form opinions. Somewhere where the internet exists.
Nah, it's better to assume otherwise. Right?
Not enough worthwhile content so no surprise there. Disney is the biggest threat to Netflix. I can see people continuing to subscribe to Netflix and just adding Disney (if it’s worthwhile to them). Apple TV+ will just be something people have because they got a new Apple device and it came with it.
A survey about what people might do in the future, before they have any real idea what these services are? Wait a year, once these alternative services have some wind under their sails, and see what consumers actually do. Some behavior is easy to predict, especially in mature markets or more typical circumstances. But in a field that is so in flux, speculation like this isn’t very authoritative.
here’s the thing.... no one has to subscribe to all the services. They can choose which one(s) best suits their taste. with cable you just got a big bundle
I’m just one Netflix customer and I won’t be watching Apple TV+ or Disney+ if I have to buy an Apple TV just to do it. I travel a lot and having Netflix easily accessible with constantly fresh content is how they are so successful. Apple has to make Apple TV+ just as accessible as Netflix. I hope they do and then I will sign up for sure. It’s really that simple.
Yeah, think I know what you mean. However, I love movies but absolutely dislike TV shows. I do like reality tv shows and documentaries though.
To me story tv shows are like nasty cheap badly managed movies. There is always several scenes that make no sense at all. There is always too much talking and the ending if they ever do end can’t climax or resolve properly. GOT Television series is a classic example here. A well written great story ruined by tv people.
I hope that the Disney app isn’t made by the same people who make the current Disney Life streaming app. It is one of the worse apps ever made. So many poor divisions with the UI and crashes all the time.
I won't be supporting Apple TV+, I have Netflix for most things and Crunchyroll for anime. I do not want to get back to packages and content split over multiple apps. Unfortunately, people will take up Disney+ and Apple TV+ instead of letting them fail and have that content go onto one unified service and UI.
Ahh finally.
I haven't used the app but the Disney channels on cable have always been abysmal where I am.
They really don't make things easy to see or use, cater for languages or subtitles.
I'm not at all surprised the app is the same because I expect it's down to corporate culture or similar.
I'll have to wait and see when it is actually available abroad and how it's implemented but I'm not optimistic.
I subscribe to Netflix and, indeed, I have no interest in subscribing to Apple’s streaming service... NOR ANYONE ELSE’S. It’s not that I like Netflix more. It’s that I’m not going to keep adding more and more subscriptions, especially not to companies who are already too diversified and pissing me off for other issues (like poor quality control and endless bugs in software) or the multiple companies who think that pulling their IP from Netflix will let them all have their own streaming video service.
If rewatching The Office is the only reason you subscribe to Netflix, maybe consider buying the series on iTunes or physical media.
It would be much cheaper.
I will bet the shows are great, especially the morning show. But I am already in Hulu, Netflix ,VRV, and YouTube Premium, not looking for more streaming services.
Why? You can literally buy the complete show on iTunes for about the price of 6 months of Netflix. And one you've seen them all (multiple times I assume)....just why?
I'm not getting AppleTV plus even at this cheap price point. The sows don't look bad but neither do many of the shows on other platforms that I haven't yet seen. When I have too many choices, I tend to be indecisive and end up watching hours of random YouTube videos instead.
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Movies and TV are simply storytelling. Some are good stories, some are boring. Don’t you enjoy a good story?