Seems like AR40 just wants to make OP eat his words. At least that what I got out of it.Why would you want ATV+ to be a Netflix killer?One does not have to be dead for the other to succeed.
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First time I saw him was when he guest starred on The Office. I found out later that he was British and I was amazed. His character was such a dick on that show, which is the opposite of what he's like in real life. Then I saw Luthor.
Great actor
Great actor
I’m sure there are others but from recent memory, Argo was directed by Ben Affleck and well received I think?
HBO Max is just HBO giving a new name to their streaming content. HBO was making orignal content back in the 1980s. The have had a top 5 show for at least 20 years. Of course they are ahead of Apple.
Why is Netflix relevant lol?
OP wants Apple to fail, AR50 hopes Apple succeeds (“becomes a Netflix-killer”) so that OP has to eat those words 🤷♂️
Netflix wasn't relevant. We agree on that fact. Which was point I was making. To say "becomes a Netflix-killer" doesn't mean he wants ATV+ to succeed. That's only half of the meaning. It means he wants ATV+ to succeed and Netflix dead. Hence, Netflix-killer. That's what that -killer implies, regardless of what it's prefix is. You've seen it's usage in iPhone/iPad-killer, Tesla-killer, and other places. The implication isn't the replacement items succeeds. The implication is the replacement item succeed at the expense of (kills) the named item.
We're spending too much time on this. Yes, dude wants the op to eat his words. But Apple doesn't need to be a Netflix-killer for that to happen. All they need to do is succeed.
Exactly. Thank you for getting me.
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I'm referring to OP's storied posting history about Apple TV+. Netflix-killer is an expression. Like killer app. I hope you don't really check my posts against dictionaries.
The full rule is for double quotes the final punctuation goes inside the close-quote, for single quotes the final punctuation goes outside the close-quote. This makes sense since double quotes are primarily used for dialogue. If you’re in a situation where the punctuation inside the quote doesn’t look right, you should probably be using single quotes.
No one ever said AppleTV+ needs to be a Netflix-killer to be a success, that’s your straw man. There are plenty of ways AppleTV+ succeeds that have nothing at all to do with Netflix.
JFC, so you misread or misunderstood the original reply... it’s not the end of the world. Stop digging.
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That's always your go to when your argument loses steam: I misunderstood. JFC, at some point just let it go. It will be okay. Knowing you, you'll continue. The last word is yours. You're more than welcome to it.
lol my argument is still rock solid, you’re the one with no place to go.
It’s interesting that whenever you’ve completely run dry, you’re suddenly willing to take the high road and “let” me have the last word. Thanks? 🙄
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Yes, I know the rule. But, of all grammar, punctuation, and usage rules, this is one of the ones I most get backwards in a first draft.