It seems in the past 8 years things have changed quite dramatically from when this quote came out... Circa 2012
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Disney+ No Longer Offering Free Trials Ahead of 'Hamilton' Premiere
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
It seems in the past 8 years things have changed quite dramatically from when this quote came out... Circa 2012
They sell far fewer products than companies many times less valuable than them.
These comments still exist?
Therein lies the rub, they are evaluated as an extremely valuable company but have YOU not noticed them slipping a little in quality?
quality? For sure. But I don’t think it’s because they sell too many different kinds of products - i don’t think the reason MacOS has issues is because they are making tv programs.
I can understand that, however, i got a “free trial of Apples TV+, i consider myself to be a screen junky and am having a difficult time finding true value in their lineup. I feel as though it was a knee jerk reaction of theirs to put out this software service.
People said the same thing about iPod, and then about the iTunes Music Store. In the long run these were critical things for Apple to have done.
If Steve Jobs was alive than Disney would likely be making exclusive content for Apple TV+ because Steve would have used the threat of dumping all his stock to crash the Mouse's portfolio.
[automerge]1592687317[/automerge]
The reason MacOS has issues is because the core OS team shares responsibilities across platforms.
[automerge]1592687436[/automerge]
Besides having to much horror content their lineup is really solid. The issue isn't lack of value in the content they have but rather the lack of value as a subscription service.
True - it’s too big. He’d be happier running some skunkworks project for the Next Big Thing.
That was different because it was deeply personal. It wasn't about competition.
[automerge]1592689690[/automerge]
That's true. He would've run it much better.
Yes, macrumors didn’t word that properly. It’s not "based" on the play, it *IS* the play!
Considering Disney’s goal was 60-90 million subscribers by 2024 and they’re already at over 50 million with a pretty poor offering in terms of new content, I’ll take that bet.
Oh look, the piracy apologist has entered the chat.
There is no way Apple would be allowed to buy Disney. The Disney that was around when Jobs was alive is nothing compared to now. Apple would have faced opposition in the US and EU. Disney is Marvel, ESPN, Star Wars, ABC off the top of my head. The government would have just responded to Apple with a laughing crying emoji.
In all fairness if ESPN had actual content right now they felt was worth a price increase I’m sure they would have. Hard to justify a rate bump when you literally have nothing to show but video games and cornhole competitions.
Sure, if ESPN+ had this content for its entire life then no one would expect a price increase.
People were claiming price increases were coming because the content was great and they kept adding more up until 3 months ago.
So I guess we’ll never know if a price increase was supposed to come in May. That stuff usually leaks though.
My old boss was all about Original Content. One of his dreams was to produce original content solely within the Mac Ecosystem. He would have gone head-to-head with everyone. Then they would whine that he had an unfair advantage with the Digital Hub.
Why? apple buying Disney would not reduce competition in content at all. There’s nothing in antitrust law that would prevent one company that is not a competitor in an industry or a vertical industry from buying another company. It’s no different than Comcast, etc. all being allowed to buy studios.
