Black Friday is coming up, Hulu for $1.99 a month for a year, add Disney + for $2. 😌
Was able to get a digital Monday deal last year, Disney and Hulu for $2.99 / mo.I got an email recently saying the Disney ADD ON wasn't available anymore for Hulu but they changed me to the "Duo" sub which has both for basically the same as I was paying (slightly cheaper I think). I have always subbed directly from the streamers so I don't know if that makes a difference.
Because they want to be visible in apple App Store.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?
Charge what you’re worth. Or believe you are.Apple brought this upon themselves by charging such high fees for their payments service.
Well @artifex that would be because I have twoCurious. 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?
30% is the industry standard when the platform is providing the service, and the vendor is simply supplying the content. But in this case, Hulu and Disney have their own streaming services, and Apple is little more than a third-party payment platform. PayPal typically charges 3-5% for similar services.What do the other vendors charge? Is 30% industry standard or is it simply because Apple’s the largest?
All streaming apps can be used with a web browser, all of them advertise themselves or by word of mouth. Apple didn't invent the web browser or the internet. Taking 15 or 30% for streaming apps is just rent seeking.Because they want to be visible in apple App Store.
When did I say anyone with an internet connection was apples userbase? If you’re going to try and argue an argument. Make sure it’s one I actually made.
Disney+ and Hulu will no longer be eligible for Apple's Video Partner Program going forward, and subscribers may notice a change in tvOS and the Apple TV app. The Video Partner Program provides integration with Apple technologies like Siri, AirPlay, Universal Search, zero sign-on, and more for streaming video apps that support in-app purchase.
Most ppl with smartphones don’t the browser they use the app in question so that point is null and void.All streaming apps can be used with a web browser, all of them advertise themselves or by word of mouth. Apple didn't invent the web browser or the internet. Taking 15 or 30% for streaming apps is just rent seeking.
Not only made up, but also absolutely not how it works. Do you really think they would not raise the prices to the higher number if they could? They absolutely would, regardless of how much they would pay Apple. $9.99 and $15.99 is exactly the number their market research came up with as the sweet spot: The sweet spot of increased renevue vs upsetting/canceling customers.Disney was going to raise plan prices even more but didn't because of the Apple commission savings. For example, Disney+ Basic was going to be increased to $11.99 but they only increased it to $9.99 instead. Disney+ Premium was going to be increased to $18.99 but they only increased it to $15.99 instead.
And yes, I am made this up to make a point that no one can necessarily say for sure how commission or other savings will or won’t impact pricing.
I’ll tell you a secret: iPhone users do not belong to Apple. Apple has no rights on them and definitely does not deserve a share of their money when they use their iPhone to access a service. Sure they can ask for some money if they choose to do so by using the App Store, but companies cannot be forced to sell only (or at all) on the AppStore, and thankfully that’s not the case any longer. Apple should just accept this fact, cope, and start doing again what it used to be good at: developing good hardware and earning money through its sale. The last time it developed something truly new was the Vision Pro and it was a huge flop. iPhones, Apple Watches and the existing product lines have been stagnant for years with only minor and incremental updates. This is not good and one can hardly blame Disney and Netflix if Apple’s profits will not be as good as they could be.But want access to apples user base lol
I now have to go to individual sites to cancel subscriptions vs a central location on my iPhone .
God forbid I forget my Hulu or Disney password. It’s so unnecessary for consumers
Thankfully in the EU these apps will just be downloaded on an alternative store or even on the service provider website, so Apple can do what it wants about hosting them on the App Store, but it won’t mean users won’t have access to an app and will be forced to use the website to watch. Of course it is only a matter of time before alternative app stores will be available worldwide; the eu has the huge merit of setting a precedent, but it will be not the only place where the new status quo will apply.What’s funny to me is the same people complaining about Apple’s 30% cut, which is industry standard, will also be complaining if these apps were removed from the App Store and you have to watch it in a browser if that’s even supported. If Apple isn’t getting a cut, then they aren’t obligated to keep apps that bring in a large sum of money from Apple’s customers on their App Store. It’s just complaining for the sake of complaining about Apple. Why even be here if that’s all you do? You don’t have to defend or support certain things, but I see some of the same people on every post with nothing good to say. Google, Microsoft and Samsung all have similar policies about what they take in commission but we don’t hear much about that.
Now I understand why vision pro users can't use safari to use YouTube, cause apple has sabotaged their own web browser to force companies to make apps, so apple can syphon 30%.Most ppl with smartphones don’t the browser they use the app in question so that point is null and void.
People who use Hulu and other streaming apps are usually on DESKTOP.
I use Facebook app on my phone and iPad. I use Facebook site when I’m using my Mac or surface.
Especially if there is no app for the platform they will use the browser.
So yes Hulu and others want to not pay apple yet want to be visible in their stores still.
Tl dr.I’ll tell you a secret: iPhone users do not belong to Apple. Apple has no rights on them and definitely does not deserve a share of their money when they use their iPhone to access a service. Sure they can ask for some money if they choose to do so by using the App Store, but companies cannot be forced to sell only (or at all) on the AppStore, and thankfully that’s not the case any longer. Apple should just accept this fact, cope, and start doing again what it used to be good at: developing good hardware and earning money through its sale. The last time it developed something truly new was the Vision Pro and it was a huge flop. iPhones, Apple Watches and the existing product lines have been stagnant for years with only minor and incremental updates. This is not good and one can hardly blame Disney and Netflix if Apple’s profits will not be as good as they could be.
Alternative app stores will open and then close. Consumers don’t want them. That’s the issue that regulators don't address.Thankfully in the EU these apps will just be downloaded on an alternative store or even on the service provider website, so Apple can do what it wants about hosting them on the App Store, but it won’t mean users won’t have access to an app and will be forced to use the website to watch. Of course it is only a matter of time before alternative app stores will be available worldwide; the eu has the huge merit of setting a precedent, but it will be not the only place where the new status quo will apply.
Except android users are the same way. It’s largely why windows phone failed.Now I understand why vision pro users can't use safari to use YouTube, cause apple has sabotaged their own web browser to force companies to make apps, so apple can syphon 30%.
I find it a mutually beneficial arrangement.I’ll tell you a secret: iPhone users do not belong to Apple. Apple has no rights on them and definitely does not deserve a share of their money when they use their iPhone to access a service. Sure they can ask for some money if they choose to do so by using the App Store, but companies cannot be forced to sell only (or at all) on the AppStore, and thankfully that’s not the case any longer. Apple should just accept this fact, cope, and start doing again what it used to be good at: developing good hardware and earning money through its sale. The last time it developed something truly new was the Vision Pro and it was a huge flop. iPhones, Apple Watches and the existing product lines have been stagnant for years with only minor and incremental updates. This is not good and one can hardly blame Disney and Netflix if Apple’s profits will not be as good as they could be.
Not a big loss I think. It was always super confusing when the Apple TV app suggested content from the Disney app. I tried to disable this, but it did not seem possible.So if they're no longer part of Apple's Video Partner Program, does that mean they'll be kicked out of the Apple TV app and off of the Watch next playlist? So Disney and Hulu will be like Netflix, in that no updates or recommendations are fed to the Apple TV app and the playlist?