Is this considered anticompetitive behavior or just a D move on Apple's part? When they aren't making it harder for their customers on their own platform they go and mess with someone else's. I liked them better as the underdog.
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Apple Removes Ability to Buy and Rent in Update to Apple TV App for Android TV and Google TV
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Why anyone would load the Apple TV app, or any others, on a TV is beyond me. TVs are just 55"+ boxes of spyware. I don't allow mine to connect to the intarwebs.
And you'd get people complaining that the power cable isn't removeable too.
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I would assume this is Apple complying with Google's wishes, in the absence of any other information.
Yeah, i was quoting the Alanis morisette song where nothing she claims to be ironic is actually ironicI suspect you know this but - those are examples of similes, not ironies
It all depends on whether Apple is allowed by the publisher of the app to include the button. Some of these app distributions are outside of the Play store, and even sometimes loaded directly into the firmware.
I suspect Apple does negotiate a cut of subscription revenue if someone signs up in-app on say a Roku or television, as well as a cut of local rentals/purchases. That and spyware make up the new revenue mode to support ultra-thin margins on televisions.
They haven’t had to pay it. Until now, it’s been billed through one’s Apple ID, just like any other iTunes purchase. Because Google allowed that.
Google recently announced that it will no longer allow this method of billing. This has nothing to do with Apple being petty about the likelihood of their eventually losing part or all of their cut on App Store purchases and everything to do with Apple not wanting to pay the same cut that they make everyone else pay.
And just like apple doesn’t FORCE anyone else to be in the App Store and doesn’t FORCE anyone in the App Store to sell stuff there, Apple decided to no longer sell those digital goods in the Play Store. Apple is playing by exactly the same rules it asks others to play by.
At least it’s consistent. By respecting other platforms’ rights to collect commissions and adhering to the consequences when avoiding them they normalize their own dug in position, no matter how inconvenient or harmful to consumers it might be.
You be very surprised how many people primarily consume tv and films on phones and tablets instead of traditional tv
If it's anything like Apple's other products, it won't support features other manufacturers have had for years. If it has a weebcam/Facetime camera, how much do you want to bet it'll be 720p instead of 1080p? In some ways, I can understand not having a 4K as that might take up a lot of internet bandwidth, but still be cool.
On a side note, while many "smart TVs" are cheap, I've seen some TVs with special features that are crazy expensive. Neat has TVs with built in webcams & sounders to work with Zoom meetings. SMART tech has TVs which can act as a large touchscreen when connected to computers. Google has TVs that work with their Jamboard software. Each of these are thousands of dollars, with Google's also adding a $600/year maintenance fee.
There’s nothing ironic about it. Ironic would be Apple complaining about it. But simply following the rules on another platform just like they expect people to do on theirs isn’t ironic, it’s consistent.
Also ironic that they tell you to go to Apple.com to rent or buy. Imagine if they weren’t allowed to mention that like Apple does.
Its catalog size, and quality of its encodes are differentiating. itunes encodes are routinely better than Vudu HDX encodes... plus it allows free upgrades to 4K...
I think you misunderstood… I was saying Tim and Eddy lacked aggressiveness… they basically sat on the sidelines until their competitors carved out the smart TV platform and streaming video markets, and now Apple is fighting for scraps.
Next they'll be asking to be able to provide a third party app store on Android.
They are leading by example, if you don't want to pay the 30% just don't operate on the App Store.
Its a complex market, and since Apple is a single company they can't do everything (e.g. creating their own television would likely cause other television manufacturers to drop the TV app)
Doesn’t change the fact that Apple is a non-player in the content wars... so regardless of where people watch content, Apple missed out.
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