Users will wake up and Apple will look bad when they figure out its always cheaper to not buy through Apple.
One of the advantages of buying iTunes gift cards (often times 20% discounts during holidays) was to load up on gift cards and get equivalent of 20% off Netflix starz etc when purchased through iTunes (since I got $100 worth of iTunes gift cards for $80)
Now it seems Netflix doesn’t want to pay the iTunes Store “tax” so won’t allow in app purchase/subscription anymore
Google has gone the other way and “added $5 more to the base price” if u buy it through the iTunes App Store.
I think these subscription models/companies are tired of paying the iTunes tax and will continue to encourage uses to just sign up directly with them.
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I have tried all of the streaming services except Philo (because I watch a ton of sports) and YTTV is by far the best choice for me. Even with the increase in price from my grandfather $35 to $50, it is still less than half of the $130 I was paying for DirecTV satellite so I am way ahead. The other services either had buffering problems, didn't have the local channels, had horrible UIs (looking at you Hulu) or were more expensive. I'm a little annoyed that my early adopter discount went away and really don't watch any of the new channels so I'd just assume do without them and the price increase they brought. But sticking with YTTV is a no brainer for me.
It depends if u have competition in ur area.
We have directv satellite (att fiber for internet) competing directly with spectrum cable tv and spectrum internet.
If it’s a price war. U will
Have leverage. I pay the equivalent of $62 (all taxes included) for 3 receivers and whole house dvr with direct tv through their retentions department. No contract either. Grandfather directv choice package with more channels. They throw in hbo for free since I have att wireless also
I also get att fiber (highest speed 1gbs (960 mpbs up and down) for $50.
So I get a really good deal. It’s very hard to convince me to use the streaming services now at $50.
Honestly I don’t even need 3 receivers. I only need one receiver. So I could in theory cut my direct tv satellite bill to $48 after taxes. Cause I have a fire tv recast with fire tv devices and apps that basically gets all the local and direct tv channels I get with the receivers as well.
If att/directv satellite pisses me off. I jump to spectrum where they have guarantee 2 year pricing $120 for their “silver” tv package plus 400 mpbs cable internet bundle that includes hbo showtime and Cinemax and I don’t even need extra receivers since the spectrum Apple TV app and my Samsung tv has spectrum app as well. They can stream all the channels without a receiver.
So I got options.