For someone like me that watch tons of movies and basically no tv series, I really wish Apple would sign some type of commercial agreement with Disney and or HBO, I know it will never happen but still... they have the best content available, period.
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Why would either Disney or HBO sign deals with Apple when both have their own streaming service? They would be competing against themselves with Apple. That being said you have streaming services with lots of movies, not sure why you need or would want Apple at all
Oh, "from the article"... apologies. Ambiguity in the pursuit of brevity might not be the best choice. ? my bad...
Which is largely why they did it, to blur the lines surrounding their weak efforts, which no longer have to stand up and be compared against any competitor in the industry.
When I bought a phone in 2019 they gave me a free year subscription. I was stoked because I thought I would be watching the Mandalorian. But that show was separate so I didn't end up watching anything at all that entire year.
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I'm not that enthused with many of the UIs you come across with their competitors, but ATV+ is possibly the worst out of all of them.
The issues you mentioned, coupled with the need to cram all this stuff from other apps that you need to have subscriptions for just makes it infuriating. Its like it copied Amazon Video's layout, ads and crap everywhere and veil the fact that some of it requires additional payment.
If I'm gonna buy something, I'll go to a relevant store to purchase.
If I'm gonna subscribe to something, I'll be doing that in the relevant app.
I don't want or need a catch all that half-asses all three aspects (streaming, selling and promoting other sub services).
I haven't signed up even with the 2-3 trials I have been offered over the year because of my purchases. I don't want another subscription. I even quit Apple Music over a year ago because it's a subscription.
Well, if we are to trust this data set, your preference would not be a wise business strategy for Apple. It’s too simple to sign up for 1 month and watch the few movies you wanted to, and then cancel. Whereas if you can get people hooked on just a few of your premier shows that renew yearly, you’ve got a customer for a very long time.
Except a single show only lasts a week in viewing if one waits 'till all episodes are available. Apple needs at least 12 hit shows annually spaced out over the year.
for me its woke stuff; i dont like it so I dont watch it;
The language and accents are no problem at all. It bothers me that it might be edited though. First I've heard of that.