Aside from the couple of decades helming the top rated show on daytime television and having literally tens of millions of truly slavish admirers who will follow the woman right into a volcano if she asked, I also don't see broad appeal.
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Aside from the couple of decades helming the top rated show on daytime television and having literally tens of millions of truly slavish admirers who will follow the woman right into a volcano if she asked, I also don't see broad appeal.
The only way your scenario makes sense is if Oprah's gigantic audience doesn't already have Apple products. I'm going to go out on a limb and say a fair portion of them already do have Apple products. Also her audience isn't homogeneous in they blindly follow Oprah. She's had several failed ventures that her audience didn't like. I'm married to an Oprah fan, so I experience it first hand, unfortunately.
Should have learned from Disney that people are sick of Oprah.
This is one move I don’t agree with.
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Either Disney is significantly under valued or Netflix is significantly over valued or (probably) both.
Who has better content? Disney or Netflix? And even if you think they are equal, Disney has so much more...like, uh, physical parks and resorts all over the world, THE best movie studio, consumer products galore with distribution and a worldwide 5 star brand.
Apple would not buy Netflix or Disney, but Disney would be the WAY more valuable play. In the end, Netflix has some original content and a streaming service which is going to be competed on big time.
This is one move I don’t agree with.
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Netflix is valued more that Disney at today’s prices and that just makes me LOL.
Either Disney is significantly under valued or Netflix is significantly over valued or (probably) both.
Who has better content? Disney or Netflix? And even if you think they are equal, Disney has so much more...like, uh, physical parks and resorts all over the world, THE best movie studio, consumer products galore with distribution and a worldwide 5 star brand.
Apple would not buy Netflix or Disney, but Disney would be the WAY more valuable play. In the end, Netflix has some original content and a streaming service which is going to be competed on big time.
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No. Just no.
I'll never forgive Oprah for unleashing "Dr. Phil", Dr. Oz", "John of God" and other charlatans upon us.
I'll never forgive Oprah for unleashing "Dr. Phil", Dr. Oz", "John of God" and other charlatans upon us.
Girls and women between 13 and 35 are the biggest consumers. It doesn't hurt that a lot of content meant for women in that age range also appeals to a large segment of men. The opposite isn't as impactful.
This whole content thing is so weird. Apple has never even formally announced they’re getting into original content. They just started hiring people green lighting shows. Nobody knows what they’re ultimate plan is. According to Recode some rumors suggest it will be free content in the TV app, others suggest it will be part of a larger subscription offering with Apple Music, AppleCare etc. and a 3rd rumor says it will be a standalone service alarm Netflix.
https://www.recode.net/platform/amp...ah-winfrey-apple-tv?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.recode.net/platform/amp...ah-winfrey-apple-tv?__twitter_impression=true
Cook is doing a fantastic job. Absolutely phenomenal. Anyone who disagrees has personal vendettas because the product they want updated hasn’t been.
They also usually don’t understand business or executing a strategy at all.
El oh el. Please tell me what Apple's done that comes even remotely CLOSE to what Netflix is doing.
I'll clarify it right now: Apple TV on Apple devices with Apple subscriptions.
I remember when a friend of mine almost got divorced because of her show. He would get home after work and his wife would tell him all the things he was doing wrong because he heard it on "Oprah." This was in the early years of her show when it had more of a near-Jerry Springer type format. Years later, she softened up the format and started attracting stars.
She's not a bad person, but she sure started as one. Not interested in her programing.
She's not a bad person, but she sure started as one. Not interested in her programing.
No much this. Jenny McCarthy as well if I recall. In some ways Oprah has kids blood on her hands for alowing that idiot to push her anti-vax garbage.
So sorry Steve, greed have taken over your company.
Now it’s official.
Believe that is what Tim and Oprah share.
RIP
I will get new hobby’s. Following Apple’s progress is of no inspiration anymore.
It’s depressing
Now it’s official.
Believe that is what Tim and Oprah share.
RIP
I will get new hobby’s. Following Apple’s progress is of no inspiration anymore.
It’s depressing
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Aside from the couple of decades helming the top rated show on daytime television and having literally tens of millions of truly slavish admirers who will follow the woman right into a volcano if she asked, I also don't see broad appeal.
I didn't say she wasn't very popular. I said she didn't have broad appeal. I think her audience is mostly women and probably a more particular subset. She is a great day time talk show host. That isn't prime time material and is the very specific genre of talk show. If Apple wants a daytime talk show then they've definitely hired the right person.
Why is this mindset so prevalent on this forum? Apple should just buy out every competitor? WHY?
You have to remember something about MacRumors comments. "I don't see the broad appeal" translates directly to "this doesn't appeal to me".Aside from the couple of decades helming the top rated show on daytime television and having literally tens of millions of truly slavish admirers who will follow the woman right into a volcano if she asked, I also don't see broad appeal.
I hear this all the time. And I am always amazed you all have not been paying attention. Since Steve Jobs came back to Apple, his goal has always been for Apple to get to a point where PCs are no longer relevant. And they have been following that strategy since.
I would prefer it if they concentrated on making new Macs rather than making new TV shows.
I want them to make new Macs too, but reassigning their TV execs to the Mac department isn't gonna make Jony work any faster.
Apple should go back to being a computer company and stop making TV shows.
Buying companies, like Netflix, just for the sake of having the asset is pointless if there isn’t strategic value. Why would Apple want to absorb Netflix’s overhead when they are on iOS and Apple TV without any cost to them? Buying them makes no sense when they can have them and make their own stuff at the same time, benefitting from both.
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Opinion noted. However, if they stop doing TV that doesn’t equate to Macs being updated faster. Apple doesn’t operate on a fixed cycle for Macs.
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Opinion noted. However, if they stop doing TV that doesn’t equate to Macs being updated faster. Apple doesn’t operate on a fixed cycle for Macs.