Cook said that Apple sees "huge changes" taking place in customer behavior, which the company expects to "accelerate as the year goes by." Specifically, Cook said that Apple is expecting an acceleration of the breakdown of the cable bundle.
Oh goodness. No. I can’t tell if it’s because LG’s remote has to many buttons, or if it’s because the webOS is so frustratingly slow, but please no.I'll never buy in so long as that craptastic apple tv remote exists. Offer an app through LG's webOS please.
Why is apple going into this business of media creation? how is this their core competency in any way?
I guess they're so rich now they dont have any fiscal control or focus.
Apple also has close ties to Disney. Maybe we’ll a rare discount of service if we were to use Disney as a streaming service .
If Cook was smart, & that's a BIG IF, he would get his Engineers & Software Developers working on a High-Bit-Rate 1080p60 "streaming" solution ... i.e., for streaming "Live Sports".
People have been saying this stuff for a long time now, and it hasn't really happened yet.
I am not saying it won't happen, but it still has not.
Actually data caps have been going the other direction in the US, there are less data caps across the US than there was just a few years ago.
With more competition like 5G @ home service, I bet that ISP prices will be getting more competitive and data caps for home internet will be going away.
[doublepost=1548808551][/doublepost]I hope TC doesn't expect people to AirPlay Apple's new service to their TVs.
This is most likely not going to happen with AirPlay 2.
Apple will have to release a much cheaper ATV to make this happen.
I’m all for this. I just hope it doesn’t take too long to come to the uk.
Because Apple has transformed into a company that act like grasshoppers. They only go where the money is. Once done, they’ll pull the plug and let its products slowly die and move to a new green field.Why is apple going into this business of media creation? how is this their core competency in any way?
I guess they're so rich now they dont have any fiscal control or focus.
You forget the 55+ channel for an 19,99 extra/moI can see it now.
The 'Timmy Favorite' package:
CNN + MSNBC + Oprah + Lifetime, all in 720p, $79/mo
Difference is people want to pay for Netflix.I personally feel that it’s only a matter of time before Netflix’s prices eventually rise to the point where it starts to resemble traditional cable pricing. They have to, I feel, in order to truly be profitable.
Be careful what you wish for, as the saying goes.
Difference is people want to pay for Netflix.
Would they pay that much for any of the competition? including Apple's fourthcoming plans?At its current price, I am okay with paying $10 a month even if I don’t use the device.
Thing is - I find most of its original content is junk.
Would as many people still be willing to pay $50 or even $90 a month for Netflix?
Would they pay that much for any of the competition? including Apple's fourthcoming plans?
I was expecting that Apple would make subscription packages tailored to each country just like they are doing with the news app.If it's going to include HBO content as per the article then it isn't being launched outside of the US. HBO have a multi year exclusivity agreement with Sky.
You already pay excessive to this über expensive ‘premium’. I like the more honest and transparent approach Netflix is giving without being trapped into an ecosystem that doesn’t care about you but it’s only purpose to get as much of your money as possible. And returning as less of a value possible.The purpose of this is ultimately to add value to the Apple ecosystem, and funnel sales to premium Apple hardware.
You already pay excessive to this über expensive ‘premium’. I like the more honest and transparent approach Netflix is giving without being trapped into an ecosystem that doesn’t care about you but it’s only purpose to get as much of your money as possible. And returning as less of a value possible.
Netflix is totally cross platform and giving their customers the possibility to watch it at the platform you can chose out of free will.
We all have choices. Apple aren’t forcing anyone to subscribe to their service. I would imagine for what you get it will be priced competitively. Apple Music for example is priced in line with other streaming services. However at the end of the day if people don’t see value in it they can choose to subscribe elsewhere.You already pay excessive to this über expensive ‘premium’. I like the more honest and transparent approach Netflix is giving without being trapped into an ecosystem that doesn’t care about you but it’s only purpose to get as much of your money as possible. And returning as less of a value possible.
Netflix is totally cross platform and giving their customers the possibility to watch it at the platform you can chose out of free will.