They're probably working out how much they can raise their prices if people are willing to pay $5/month for Apple TV+
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Hands-On With the New Apple TV+ Streaming Service
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They're probably working out how much they can raise their prices if people are willing to pay $5/month for Apple TV+
Watched the first 15 min of “The Morning Show” and stopped after a while - I find it’s hard to focus on the story with so many vulgarities.
I kind of expected more from Apple in regards to “PG-ing” the content... but I’m probably one of a handful that thinks you can still tell great stories without needing to have so many vulgarities.
I kind of expected more from Apple in regards to “PG-ing” the content... but I’m probably one of a handful that thinks you can still tell great stories without needing to have so many vulgarities.
If you buy a $1000000000 iPhone 11 you get complementary 1 year free - it’s a great deal!I don't think Apple is giving a free year to anyone, just checked, logged in and it's only one free week and then I need to pay: for the content available I don't think I will...
How do I see my watch list? I added some shows but I don’t see anything in the library. I only see them if I download something?
you heard it here folks. You either have bad taste or you’re a fanboy if you like these shows.
I haven’t seen one frame of these shows and it annoys me to see posts like these. Guys, like what you want to like. The last thing you need is some internet dude dictating your taste.
Couldn‘t have said it better myself. I really wonder what the people at Apple think who their target audience actually is. All of their shows feel like they were created by a business committee, rather than single innovative creators willing to take risks or try something new. And it was a business committee that really really wanted to create a new Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad, but nobody on the committee had any idea why people actually watched those shows. So they had some manatees randomly pick settings and plots points out of one bucket and famous actors from another bucket (sorry, South Park reference there), and then they turned that into a bunch of shows - let‘s see, there might be a hit show there. Or not. Probably not.
I know, for every Apple product, there are some people who say it will fail. But so far, I have only said that about Ping. I think this will be Ping Pt.2. Just a MUCH more expensive failure than Ping. I‘m calling it now: Five years from now, the service will be gone, and the content will be sold to Disney.
One year is 60 bucks. How much is an iPad Pro again?
Oops, gee, Apple dropped 60 bucks in the road while shoveling up 300 to 800 bucks for the base model of any of the tablets they sell now, for instance. Oh well...
And... five bucks a month is a recurring cost one is unlikely to bother cancelling, especially if one found a show interesting enough to follow and maybe even rewatch when it comes to getting home from work exhausted and needing something to zone out on.
Personally I think the price point of the subscription, and the free year on a buy of new equipment are brilliant. Sure they dropped a bundle into the production costs of the initial product they are rolling out. It will work out great for them. They're still very, very good at figuring out what they can sell.
Got the 12 month trial via iPhone 11 Pro. Midway through the second episode of Ghost Writer with my 12yo. He’s really enjoying it, and it seems well written and made. Watching in 1080 via ATV 4K; the picture quality is excellent.
also did the first two eps of Snoopy In Space earlier on the iPad Pro. Thoroughly enjoyed that two.
will be doing TMS, See and FAM later with my wife and over the weekend. So far I'm impressed though. Hopefully Apple will maintain the creative & technical standards over the months to come.
also did the first two eps of Snoopy In Space earlier on the iPad Pro. Thoroughly enjoyed that two.
will be doing TMS, See and FAM later with my wife and over the weekend. So far I'm impressed though. Hopefully Apple will maintain the creative & technical standards over the months to come.
I was pleasantly surprised by the first 3 episodes of The Morning Show. The reviews made it sound awful.
I can't tell, do you like it or not?
Comments like this are why Macrumors forums are Hot Garbage.
Luckily you don’t decide what people care about and what they want to see on tv. Maybe you just have to learn to speak for yourself and not for everyone. Move on and maybe sometime in your life you will find something you’re interested in. 🤷♂️
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It really needs it’s own app. Right now it’s kinda sitting in the middle of a store? Whatever Apple is calling it’s tv app these days. It’s a mess.
Apple wants to be a store selling competitive tv services while trying to be its own tv service. Terrible.
Apple wants to be a store selling competitive tv services while trying to be its own tv service. Terrible.
I have a 2018 Mac mini that I purchased during the AT+ qualifying time frame. It's still on Mojave but I went to http://tv.apple.com and signed in with my Mini and it still shows 7 day trial. I logged out and logged back in and it hasn't changed.
I'm avoiding Catalina until it stabilizes. Does it matter if I'm still running Mojave?
I'm avoiding Catalina until it stabilizes. Does it matter if I'm still running Mojave?
Watching my first episode... Ghostwriter. Yes, I know, kids show, right? Well, fantasy and imagination are my preference, particularly good sci-fi. I'm not down with the boring cop shows, political shows, or excessive violence.
So far, the production quality is too "pushed". They are trying too hard to be the next Netflix. But one thing is apparent... this is just the beginning and only going to be better. The set quality is really good. Room to grow.
Bring it, Apple! Let's see a TV+ hit that tops Stranger Things!
So far, the production quality is too "pushed". They are trying too hard to be the next Netflix. But one thing is apparent... this is just the beginning and only going to be better. The set quality is really good. Room to grow.
Bring it, Apple! Let's see a TV+ hit that tops Stranger Things!
I've been wanting new Peanuts for a long time now....
Got it....
Free year...I A M A F A N B O I......
He probably couldn’t do any worse than apple. All apple does is buy what someone is pitching. Apple doesn’t seem very good at this.
Sure. Rectify...but that's not on anymore. Deadwood...but that's not on anymore. The movie was good. Westworld...but only if anyone will be able to make sense of season 3. GoT...as long as you don't watch the last season. The Sopranos...but that's not on anymore, and same as GoT. The Wire...but that's not on anymore. Night Court...but that's not on anymore. Seinfeld...but that will cost ya $500M to watch. Lost...oh wait, not Lost. ...
That says a lot. It means, for a start, that the content is not enthralling enough to distract from the not-as-good-as-the-hype hardware performance of the device.
"long-awaited", that made me laugh.
I have a year as well.If you have one of the devices mentioned - e.g. new iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple TV, it is free for a year.
If it doesn't show up, try this:
What to Do if You're Not Seeing Your Apple TV+ 1-Year Free Trial Offer
Apple TV+ officially launched on November 1, and anyone who purchased an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, or Mac after September 10 can get a...www.macrumors.com
I agree about the service needing its own app. Being lumped in with the app as is, is confusing, messy and unnecessary.
They should really include like 4 free intones rentals with the subscription. What I’ve watched so far, while not bad, is not worth $5 a month when competing services are close in price and offer so much more. Apple needs a back catalogue of content on this to make this last
I mean, that seems pretty realistic to me, in a society where no one can see what someone else is doing...Also the rumors about family optimization obviously were wrong since there was a lot of violence and even an actually unnecessary masturbation scene
I was only able to get through ~12 minutes of "The morning show", before I had to click away...if this is an example of the content they will be putting out, I'll pass...
I am going to watch The Morning Show as soon as Apple has published the entire season. I dont really care about what critics say. They praise shows like The Big Bang Theory which seriously has never ever even made me smile. Let alone laugh.
But what surprises me is that Apple TV+ only has their own 11 or 12 shows and nothing else. I thought TV+ would also have more content but maybe that will happen in the future.
But what surprises me is that Apple TV+ only has their own 11 or 12 shows and nothing else. I thought TV+ would also have more content but maybe that will happen in the future.