They likely did so that they can offer a basic tier package and a premium package, like all the other streaming services. One thing is for sure though, the price will only go up.
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no one brought up piracy in this thread before you commented 🤷♂️
People want everything for nothing. It’s been that way for a while regardless of the economy. A lot of entitlement in the world. If the cost of a streaming service is what’s breaking their budget then they have much bigger financial problems. It’s not the subscriptions that are squeezing people to death. They are not “need to haves”.
I would consider resubscribing if Apple TV had all the old WB cartoons I grew up with as a kid. Hard to find good kids shows nowadays that don’t have a political lean. What happened to Yogi Bear and Scooby Doo just doing stuff
That is Eddy Cue’s secret burner account.
But seriously, I’ve wondered the same. If one were a shareholder, or original Apple TV content creator you’d probably want something a company invests in, that you invest in, to not be pirated. Other than that angle I can’t think of a reason to care so much… other than morality of course.
Not true.
On page 1 you responded to a comment made by Apple-achian in which piracy was mentioned. Both his comment and your reply were posted before I made any comments or replies. There are at least three other comments referencing piracy in one form or another prior to my first comment. 🤷♂️
News is another example. Starting in the mid-'90s, most newspapers started posting all of their articles online for free. Then they were shocked -- shocked! -- when people dropped their subscriptions or never signed up in the first place. By the time they started putting up paywalls, they had conditioned a couple of generations to expect news to be free. 🤦🏻♂️
Putting words in my mouth? Not nice to twist someone's words because a person might not like what has been said.
Putting words in someone mouth is a sign of a weak position and frequently an attempt to create an impression among others that something has been said or implied that hasn't.
Stealing is stealing no matter who is doing it. I made that quite clear.
Yea it seems, and to top it, you figured you'd come to an internet apple forum to clarify it. The irony.
What do those two things have to do with each other? And I don't recall the article or Apple saying they were buying anything. The article speculated that they COULD BE INTERESTED in doing so in whole or part. That is all it said.
It was a response to several other comments made prior to mine that referenced piracy in some way. One of them was yours.
I am going to stop our conversation before I run afoul of the rules here. Have a great day!
I agree with you here. And piracy surprisingly has had some good side effects for example people in poor countries having access to science and literature books that otherwise aren't available in local public libraries or bookstores another aspect is the preservation of media that’s been banned, modified or simply deleted from online stores.
yep, its pretty stupid. Apple's biggest acquisition has been like 3 billion. Beats probably. No way they pay tens of billions for what is a losing business.
Except your Gen 1 Vision Pro as trade in😅
AppleTV with ads and AppleTV+ without ads 🤔
AppleTV++ with Discovery content
The chief assumption I am making is the ask price for Apple, which will be larger than the price they could have paid for Paramount in any event -- about $50 billion vs $18 billion. If there is something more specific you're talking about, please elucidate.
I still wish Apple had tried to purchase Paramount. But I'll take WB. WB has been a good partner for AppleTV so far (See Ted Lasso), and their massive catalog could be perfect. Merge HBO Max into AppleTV, and you've got one great powerhouse for entertainment.
Pretty sure the production companies and executives are screwing content creators and their audience over more than anyone else. To "pass on it" does not make anyone money either. Some kid that can't afford 5 streaming services is definitely not the problem and shouldn't be criminalized. Executives not paying actors, musicians, and other content creators when they're taking home millions should be.
This is another factor I’m glad that you pointed out.
Many folks have fewer qualms with piracy because of how much the actual talent is getting screwed anyways.
I’m not really here to argue the pros and cons or merits of that view, but I can understand it.
