I'm confused here. Are you referring to Disney or is this comment referring to the $2 and $3 price increases from Apple over the past 2 years?
Okay so then why raise the price for consumers if they’re already recouping those $2/mo from Apple? This means they’ll now make $4.30 more on ad plans (7.99 ->9.99) and $6.20 more on ad free (13.99->15.99) per month. This isn’t about them sticking it to Apple. Inflation for inflation’s sake.
Curious. When I have cancelled Hulu in the past and then picked it up again, my watch history has remained. I expect it to be there if I resubscribe for $3/mo in December, too. But I first signed up with username/password years ago. Did subscribing through Apple mean you didn't have to sign in with those at all? How did you access your account on non-Apple devices?
No….but what exactly is your argument here? That companies shouldn’t take a stand against apple’s BS?
It seems to be fairly standard, except when they are complaining about Apple. If they get busted, they come up with some low cost plan and use it until they get their way, then slowly force everyone back to paying 30%. Think of it as the Sweeney Rule.
I think that supports the idea that Disney should get 30% of all vision pro sales.
My point is that if they scream about how they can save us money/better for consumers by going to their own system, that going to their own system should actually save us money or be better for us.
Netflix hasn't been part because they refused to share that info, not because they're not giving Apple revenue.
Yep. Apple helps you easily manage subscriptions and services would rather you forget how much you are paying.
I recently canceled my D+ sub because of the password sharing crackdown. I don’t even share my password outside of my home, but it’s the principle of it. They have no justification for it other than more money. They made that change right before a price increase too. That would be like AT&T charging me extra for a family member’s cell phone line that doesn’t live with me. AT&T might actually have a better justification for doing so too, but they don’t do it.
Apple’s user base? So anybody with an internet connection is Apple’s user base? Why should Apple (or Google or anyone else) get 30% of content that is available on multiple platforms?
I have a Roku smart TV. I watch all my streaming content there. I don’t pay Roku a dime. Should Roku be taking 30% of every subscription I have? Apple would never remove these apps from the App Store. Apple needs them more than they need Apple.
Everyone wants access to Visa cardholders. They have to pay 3% to do that. Visa was still smacked by the US government for being a monopoly despite the fact it's quite easy for card holders to have multiple cards from different networks and for merchants to accept cards from additional networks.
