But they would be more prominent with full intergation. When I search it would show me things that Netflix has offer based on my search.
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Netflix Isn't Adding Apple TV Integration After All
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Netflix is still a thing? I guess crappy old reality shows and unwanted direct to video movies have to be hosted somewhere.
Ugh, I like how I can search for things everywhere in the Apple TV app and not having Netflix there is so annoying
I just cancelled Max. Dropped Disney+ 16 months ago. Netflix is soon to follow.
That leaves me with on Dish that gets canceled after March Madness and then Prime. I use Prime shipping. They separate that from Shipping and it'll be gone.
Only one will then be AppleTV+. If they separate that from the Apple One bundle and I'll cancel that as well.
These alone save me nearly $3k per year. I dropped CenturyLink ADSL for 1Gig Up/Down and canceled the old Lan line and went from $80/month -> $35/month.
Total savings > $3500/year which equates to nearly my House taxes on a no mortgage home.
That leaves me with utilities, food, auto gas, dog care and personal maintenance like clothes and occasional dining out, occasional movie and many hours of reading free time.
The rest I can invest.
That leaves me with on Dish that gets canceled after March Madness and then Prime. I use Prime shipping. They separate that from Shipping and it'll be gone.
Only one will then be AppleTV+. If they separate that from the Apple One bundle and I'll cancel that as well.
These alone save me nearly $3k per year. I dropped CenturyLink ADSL for 1Gig Up/Down and canceled the old Lan line and went from $80/month -> $35/month.
Total savings > $3500/year which equates to nearly my House taxes on a no mortgage home.
That leaves me with utilities, food, auto gas, dog care and personal maintenance like clothes and occasional dining out, occasional movie and many hours of reading free time.
The rest I can invest.
And here I was thinking about reenabling my Netflix account. Never mind.
Sad when a feature is so easy to enable you do it by accident in an app update but then you still choose to disable it.
Sad when a feature is so easy to enable you do it by accident in an app update but then you still choose to disable it.
Why give something away for free if they can get paid for it, 30% of atv sales sounds reasonable.
I think you're on to something here.
Lol, I feel like an outsider but I really like Netflix and don't mind one bit they want to go alone. I just don't see a/any problem at all. 
Functionality people want and cheered when implemented was a bug? Come on Netflix, do better!
It’s super annoying that it’s not integrated and I end up using Netflix less as a result.
It’s super annoying that it’s not integrated and I end up using Netflix less as a result.
Why? HDR10+ sucks compared to Dolby Vision. That's why Sony uses DV and Samsung (the bottom of the barrel) uses HDR10+.
This is a chicken and egg problem,users here say they won't use the Netflix app to watch cause they prefer to use all apple apps, and Netflix sees from usage stats atv users are the minority, so no reason to invest in it.
Not for the consumer, no. But there are several good reasons for Netflix. Hypothetically, opening the TV app and selecting Netflix content from your watch list jumps right into playback. Netflix would rather you open their app first, be bombarded with their curations/algorithms, and then be able to select content. It grants them the ability to a/b test and improve their recommendations, among other things, to better retain users.
It’s akin to automakers refusing CarPlay/Android Auto, why give up access to precious data for harvest. YMMV, pun intended.
Having just looked at the Apple Developer guides for Apple TV app integration, it's something that requires a LOT of work. This isn't a feature that comes pre-built into a streaming type app the moment it's written. There are a lot of steps to get it functional. Most people were reporting that what launched earlier today was incredibly half baked. My bet is that they're in the process of getting it ready to launch and the APIs are being integrated as we speak, and someone accidentally flicked a switch that made it public instead of internal. There's no way it's a random bug, it just isn't physically possible without some work having been done on it.
I would not be surprised if Content Tracking on Apple TV app will soon become a requirement for all video streaming app and that Apple will start rejecting any app or updates that doesn’t support it. Apple wants to give users convenience and choice for while and making it a requirement will finally force Netflix to either implement it or force the app to be Safari only.
they probably want something in return from Apple.
Apple wants Netflix to do this, so Netflix would probably extract something in return from Apple.
When I search for a Movie or show, and Netflix is the only service that has it, but it doesn't show up in my AppleTV. I assume I either have to buy it or not watch it. Then when I look at my monthly subscriptions, Netflix looks like it has less value, and it gets lowered on my list of what gets cut this month. It's currently very low. I have one show I'm bingeing left on that service. When it's done, I think Netflix will be over. And without integration, there will never be any reason to resubscribe.
Other integrated services, even after I unsubscribe, will show up in "Up next" when a new season comes out, and I re-subscribe(and unsubscribe, to the next lowest service on my list.). This keeps services competitive.
Other integrated services, even after I unsubscribe, will show up in "Up next" when a new season comes out, and I re-subscribe(and unsubscribe, to the next lowest service on my list.). This keeps services competitive.
Market leader position is not determined by an opinion from one person.
it depends on how many subscribers they have, how much money they are making.
Users: like this feature
Netflix: We are a**holes and we're not gonna implement the feature. Even if's accidentally there, we're gonna remove it.
Users: don't like increasing prices
Netflix: We are a**holes and we're gonna raise the price again. And you better believe we're gonna do it again in the future.
Netflix: We are a**holes and we're not gonna implement the feature. Even if's accidentally there, we're gonna remove it.
Users: don't like increasing prices
Netflix: We are a**holes and we're gonna raise the price again. And you better believe we're gonna do it again in the future.
"It's not a feature, it's a bug" is a new one.