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[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (20 children)

Oh, I already ranted over in https://lemmy.world/post/22226162 first but,

As an Android user, how do you propose I watch? I'm aware that you released to some Android TV devices a few years ago, you haven't released to the Android OS yet and as a Chromecast user I'm still out of luck.

You're ignoring a huge section of the market, so go fuck yourself Apple. You don't get to ignore users and then complain that no one is watching.

Do you remember when Game of Thrones was only available via HBO Go, which was only available via iOS devices and then Game of Thrones was the most pirated TV show? I FUCKING WONDER WHY???

I've (somehow?) watched a number of Apple shows and they are good shows. Mythic Quest, Shrinking, Severance. I'm you're target audience, it's time you pay attention to that audience.

You're not picking me up now, I've already found "other methods" but you can win me back if you make it easier. It's going to take some time, but time to get started.

[–] minibyte 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

This is the purpose of “the customer is always right”. If the demand is already there but there’s no supply, that’s bad business.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Apple's focus is vendor lock-in. Everything in their ecosystem integrates perfectly. They're selling devices that lock you in to their ecosystem and they get a 1/3 cut from all digital sales from competitors also using their platform.

They're not interested in getting as many people as possible watching their shows. They're interested in getting as many people as possible buying Apple TV devices, and then getting drawn into the Apple ecosystem.

Regard the $20bn spent on TV shows as marketing spend.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

sigh. As a full apple/linux user, you are so right. The pain of extracting my family from our integration in the apple ecosystem would just be too much. They got us.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

It's not there's no supply, it's we're going to provide you and force you to use only our approved methods of delivery, which has always been Apples whole gig since their inception. It's why I refuse to use their products.

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