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Netflix Not Developing App for Vision Pro Because Headset is 'Subscale' and 'Not Relevant' to Subscribers
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Then don’t. It’s not as if Netflix is the only streaming service in town.
I've been wondering this myself ever since they launched Apple TV+. It's very clear that they're going pretty full bore into the streaming market, calculating Oscar and Emmy wins, etc. The only thing Apple TV+ lacks, aside from a decent UI and user experience, is content. They could get the breadth and scope of content they really need to justify their ridiculous price increase by spending some of those trillions on buying Netflix outright.
In one respect I kinda hope they don't do this 'cause there's been a detrimental amalgamation of studios over the last decade or so and that's not a trend I want to see continue, but on the other hand... at least then I wouldn't have to sail the high seas so much...
Ok Netflix, and what is your excuse for not linking app with Apple TV app?
It only lacks a decent UI, user experience and content? What doesn't it lack? A nice icon?
There is already a 3rd Party Apple Vision Pro App for Netflix! The code is open source!
200,000 units is 0.1% of Netflix's 260 million subscribers.
That said, "subscale" is a stupid word.
That said, "subscale" is a stupid word.
No it really isn't. Clicking the box means the app will run, nothing more. It doesn't mean that the ux won't be abysmal.
Apple even has guidance for this in the documentation for making iPad apps available on Apple Silicon Macs
The comments from Netflix seem petty to me. Maybe it’s not worth their effort now, but it’s another slap in the face of their customers. They eliminated the DVD service to push subscribers towards their original content and raised prices. Now they say we don’t care about new distribution channels that are nascent. Some of these executives speak without thinking first. Oh well…
Oh please, the Apple Vision Pro could run their iPad app, so this is all about how much money they can extort Apple for since Apple really needs streaming services to hold AVP owners over until the App Store has more AVP optimized apps.
Yes! And make sure to tell them it's because they don't have an AVP app. I'm no longer a subscriber but I might just contact them to let them know it's keeping me from resubscribing.
I call BS on not being able to create a basic Vision Pro port of their iPad app in a matter of weeks with a few engineers. Independent one man team devs were able to do this really quickly after the first visionOS beta released following WWDC.
I don’t think Netflix thinks subscribers are relevant. They are getting pretty arrogant with their dross content and overcharging ways.
Great. Everyone boycotting Vision Pro is more than welcome. Really hope they will collect dust on the shelves
It’s so funny watching Apple faithful drop Netflix because they don’t launch a native app for AVP. First world problems.
Battery barley lasts long enough for a lot of films anyway 😄
This is the same type of thinking that made Blockbuster lose out to Netflix back in the day. Just letting the door wide open for competition to come in and plant their seed.
In the face of maybe 0.05% of the their customers. Insignificant compared to those they “slapped” with the crackdown on password sharing, and those they “slapped” with price increases. And those were all profitable for Netflix.
I’m going to write to Netflix asking them to develop a native app for the Vision Pro. I suggest other AVP customers do the same.
Customer feedback is important—if they think us Premium paying “subscale” customers don’t want a native visionOS app.
Customer feedback is important—if they think us Premium paying “subscale” customers don’t want a native visionOS app.
idk why people are acting shocked by this, this is the same logic as to why most companies dont port AAA games to macOS. The userbase isnt there to justify allocating resources to it.
"but they can just use the iPad app!!"
if they did this, people would've complained about how awful it is
"they should be investing early in le next paradigm shift!!"
I dont blame anyone for being weary about a new platform that Apple themselves doesn't even seem that enthusiastic about and requiring $3500+ hardware that only .0000001% of the population will ever own.
"but they can just use the iPad app!!"
if they did this, people would've complained about how awful it is
"they should be investing early in le next paradigm shift!!"
I dont blame anyone for being weary about a new platform that Apple themselves doesn't even seem that enthusiastic about and requiring $3500+ hardware that only .0000001% of the population will ever own.
Isn’t it amazing how some companies dismiss Apple as irrelevant to their businesses? Disney didn’t and they’re ready to support the Vision.