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Netflix No Longer Allowing Subscribers to Pay Through Apple's App Store
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Every time Netflix is mentioned in an MR post, you see responses complaining about how awful it is, and predicting it’s demise. 😆
The thing about streaming services is that they each internally down-select and decide who their target audience is because at the end of the day, you will not please everyone and budgets are a real thing. My impression is that Netflix casts a much wider net in that regard.
I did not find much of anything that held my interest in AppleTV+, but can always find something of interest on Netflix. My main issue with Netflix is actually deciding what to watch next due to the sheer volume of offerings. If all you are wanting to watch is the basic American (US) movies and shows, Netflix is no better than any other service. If you are open to something more, I doubt you will find anywhere near the quantity and quality of content anywhere else. There is a lot of solid, engaging, and entertaining content from the Americas, Europe, and Asia on Netflix that you would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere, and we enjoy that in my household.
I’m not saying I think everything on Netflix is good, and I would not say that about any service out there either. It’s great for my home. Use whatever service works for yours.
The thing about streaming services is that they each internally down-select and decide who their target audience is because at the end of the day, you will not please everyone and budgets are a real thing. My impression is that Netflix casts a much wider net in that regard.
I did not find much of anything that held my interest in AppleTV+, but can always find something of interest on Netflix. My main issue with Netflix is actually deciding what to watch next due to the sheer volume of offerings. If all you are wanting to watch is the basic American (US) movies and shows, Netflix is no better than any other service. If you are open to something more, I doubt you will find anywhere near the quantity and quality of content anywhere else. There is a lot of solid, engaging, and entertaining content from the Americas, Europe, and Asia on Netflix that you would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere, and we enjoy that in my household.
I’m not saying I think everything on Netflix is good, and I would not say that about any service out there either. It’s great for my home. Use whatever service works for yours.
Wait, people pay for Netflix? Mine is free and I'm still tempted to cancel it because it's so bad.
Not in my situation. First, wife’s employer pays our entire plan and even then, we would pay $150/month for 5 lines of unlimited data and a watch line. And as mentioned, they pay most of my Netflix sub. I don’t use it but my daughter sure does.
I used to pay for Netflix via in app purchase for years since I always had iTunes credit from getting gift cards for my birthday and Christmas. Once T-Mobile subsidized Netflix, I switched my payment method to TMO.
It’s sad that I used to use my Apple credit to pay for Spotify, Netflix and HBO. Now the only streaming service left that I still use in app purchase for is Max.
It’s sad that I used to use my Apple credit to pay for Spotify, Netflix and HBO. Now the only streaming service left that I still use in app purchase for is Max.
I guess every ISP should be taking a cut because without the internet none of this would work.
Here in the US, I have T-Mobile pay for the standard service with the plan I have. It comes with commercials, but at least it's free. Most of the new stuff coming out is bad anyway.
If the subscription is integrated, then it can be searched from the Apple TV app and is listed in up next within the Apple TV app. It makes it easier to find and keep track on content. Of the various services I subscribe to, ATV, Prime, Disney, Paramount, Now, Netflix - Netflix is the only holdout and it’s annoying having to ‘check everything AND Netflix’. I might ditch Netflix to streamline
So curious if she actually used the shared Netflix? If so, did she get her own account after you cancelled?
When Apple says joining their developer program includes "all the tools, resources, and support you need to develop and distribute apps, including access to beta software, app services, testing tools, app analytics, and more" you're telling me it doesn't include hosting of the application on Apple's Server, bandwidth for downloads, or aftersales support?
If not, then what exactly does "all the tools, resources,... app services, and more" mean and cover? And how is Apple collecting those costs from McDonald's, Walmart, Starbucks, Amazon, Target, Uber, etc. since Apple does not collect a 15% or 30% fee from their app sales??
Just because a person signs up and pays for a Netflix account through their iPhone doesn't mean the Netflix content will be consumed on the iPhone. What if an iPhone is the only computing device the person owns, but all Netflix content will be consumed on a large screen television, as opposed to a tiny 6.1-inch iPhone, using a streaming media player (i.e. Roku, Fire TV, PlayStation).
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I'll ask you again here, if the annual developer fee doesn't cover those costs, then how is Apple being compensated for those costs by McDonald's, Walmart, Starbucks, Amazon, Target, Uber, etc. seeing as Apple does not collect a 15% or 30% fee from their app sales?
Imho the 15% are not about costs. It’s about leverage. It’s common business sense.
The costs are definitely more than 99/y though. You can send app reviews multiple times to the app store… these costs are far away from what small developers pay. Then there are the costs for the payment processing and billing support for IAP.
But anyways, 15% is not about covering costs, it’s leverage.
That’s why it only applies if you sell more than peanuts.
Yep, the cost of payment processing (3%) and forced billing support. Far less than 30% or 15%. Sort of like the "leverage" that Guido asks from your business for "protection" you don't really need but you're going to pay anyways.
If it weren't for me riding on a family member's account, I wouldn't pay to subscribe. The main reason is Netflix really doesn't value its Apple users. For instance, Netflix is the only big streaming service that doesn't support Apple specific features just because they are Apple specific features. For example, on the Apple TV it doesn't support the top shelve feature. Meanwhile, Prime, HBO, Hulu Disney, all support it.
No it really isn’t. Stop being alarmist.
I disagree that Apple doesn't provide value. Specifically, many would prefer to deal with Apple directly instead of Netflix and being able to manage subscriptions in one place provides for a better user experience for the consumer.
Netflix would be better served to instead focus on how to make its Apple users more happy.
That's YOUR opinion, not fact (unless you have some sort of poll that says such?)
I'm 100% happy with all my various subscriptions being automatically paid each month and I get a notification saying so. There is no benefit, to me, to have Apple doing the services billing and accounting that ultimately wind up costing me higher prices.
If you're *that* concerned with your CC data, try using a service like Privacy.com where you use virtual cards with preset limits (or set to one-time use) so vendors don't have your real CC info.
I guess the question is if they are actually very accustomed to using Netflix, they might be less inclined to just drop it? But we'll see in some future article when this is likely revisited. This seems to be just an end of grandfathering old plan via Apple App Store to get people converted to existing w/ad plans.
Netflix confirms it’s cutting off Apple billing for legacy subscribers
It was good while it lasted.
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Agreed. Netflix has kind of fallen off over the years. I am surprised that they don't use the Apple ecosystem.
Sign up WWE raw for 10 years that’s how it will get extra subscribers
I understand not wanting to pay 15% to apple for doing nothing. That's reasonable. What isn't reasonable is increasing prices for bringing bad content to the platform and refusing to integrate with ecosystems.