Apple can buy Disney right now with their cash on hand. Would solve their content problem.
You don’t seem to understand why TV+ was even established in the first place.
Apple can buy Disney right now with their cash on hand. Would solve their content problem.
I don't know if this is a fair comparison. Netflix was the real first streaming service and streaming online and through TVs is a standard now. So, adding another service (with a huge library) is easier for the consumer to sign up without much risk.Disney is a monster.
For perspective, Netflix took 15 years to get 57M subscribers. Disney+ launched November 12. Of course, Netflix was a different model at the time, but this is utterly impressive from Disney.
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Taking in consideration Disney+'s start I doubt Apple will ever surpass them in paid subscribers.Like Spotify and Netflix, Disney has no hardware. That means that Apple can take their time to starve Disney our. Unlike Netflix and Spotify, Disney does have alternative revenue streams so it will take a while but Apple will surpass Disney in paid subscribers in 2-3 years.
Wit the exception of free trial members and Verizon users, customers with access to Disney+ are paying for it, unlike most Apple TV+ subscribers at this time.
You don’t seem to understand why TV+ was even established in the first place.
Enlighten me, please.
Once they start loading disney channel content in there it'll be a must-have for families with kids under 15. They have a lot of stuff, but not everything.
Pretty easy to see which MR commenters have little kids and which ones don't in this thread.
Like Spotify and Netflix, Disney has no hardware. That means that Apple can take their time to starve Disney our. Unlike Netflix and Spotify, Disney does have alternative revenue streams so it will take a while but Apple will surpass Disney in paid subscribers in 2-3 years.
Where is the content on Disney+? In the UK half the MCU is missing and where is all the Fox stuff? Where’s the Lucasfilm stuff (outside of Star Wars)? I might be banning myself soon.
Apple can buy Disney right now with their cash on hand. Would solve their content problem.
This is inaccurate, and I think you know that. 50M subscribers aren't watching "garbage" and aren't all 11 years old.
Can they? I just checked their balance sheet out of curiosity. It shows 107.16B cash and 116.75B total debt. I am not an accountant but it looks like they have no cash to speak of.Apple can buy Disney right now with their cash on hand. Would solve their content problem.
The subscriber numbers are just the facts. I mentioned that it’s not Apples to apples, but 50M subscribers in less than 6 months is insane.I don't know if this is a fair comparison. Netflix was the real first streaming service and streaming online and through TVs is a standard now. So, adding another service (with a huge library) is easier for the consumer to sign up without much risk.
Yes there is a ton of stuff I remember just in the Through the Decades section.This was a lay down. You could predict that anything Disney would be popular.
I've had it since last year and I still am surprised when I find a classic I watched as a kid or teen.
You’re in the minority, which is fine, but mass appeal doesn’t mean garbage.47 million people at at McDonalds yesterday too.
Quality content to me is something like PBS or The Criterion Channel. I get free Netflix from my $40/month T-Mobile line. But I rarely find anything worth watching on there.