They never been real fans of Apples App Store. Took several years to join then dropped the App Store only 3 years later.
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Netflix No Longer Allowing Subscribers to Pay Through Apple's App Store
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They are about to get extra subscribers because of the WWE raw deal they signed
It depends on how you look at it they have just signed a deal with WWE for next 10 years so will probably get extra subscribers for that
Well we have until January to watch people hitting other people with chairs.
The cost for starters. Comcast here in the states wants $45/month USD in rebroadcast/sports fees not even counting your TV plan charges.
My point is the people on here saying they will cancel because of this will easily get cancelled out by new WWE subscribers come January
Based on past Netflix threads, I'm thinking every outraged Apple person has quit Netflix 6 or 7 times in the last 12-18 months or so... so I presume this affects no one.
However, that said, can you blame them? Pay direct and keep 15%. Facilitate another kind of payment and lose 15% "right off the top." If roles were reversed, what would Apple Inc. do?
Only based on the assumption that less than 15% of people who are paying through Apple will use this as an opportunity to just quit paying for Netflix, especially with all the price increases and sharing restrictions they implemented recently. Netflix should have done it when there was a lot more customer goodwill.
Apparently, dumastudetto and other consumers have never looked to see what data apps collect on them which can be found under the sections titled "Data Used to Track You" and "Data Linked to You"
What other data is there that's more private than: contact info, financial info, health and fitness, browsing history, usage data, purchases, location, contacts, search history, identifiers, "sensitive info," and other data? 🤣
Well, that's definitely a good reason to cancel Netflix, I'd be seriously pissed if I was paying for movies and discovered that my money was instead going to that idiocy.
I mean, I'll never get cable because I can't tell them I don't want Faux Nooz or ESPN.
If you are into true crime and documentaries, it's hard to be Netflix.
What about the Walmart app, or McDonalds, or Taco Bell? Apple is happy to let people download those apps and get NOTHING in return, even though they use the app to sell stuff to them. Yes, Apple doesn't deliver the stuff purchased on those apps, but Apple also doesn't deliver the streams on Netflix.
Also, Netflix doesn't want or need the distribution or marketing that the App store provides. They only use it because its the only way Apple lets people put apps on their phones.
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I got the email about this update on Monday. I added the date to my calendar so I know when to stop using the service. I was already on the verge of dropping them when they broke the “restore purchase” button in their app years ago. They've already reduced the quality of video for our subscription tier and hiked the prices up. When the app ceases to work completely, I’ll just uninstall it and be done with them. I can find a way to live without the Great British Baking Show.
Apple looks at Netflix the same as most TV manufacturers, they are means to an end. Not competition. Everyone has heard of Netflix, selling devices that you can watch Netflix on is helpful for Apple.
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Can't tell if you agree or disagree with me, and I'm fine with that.
Streaming services in general aren't profitable. The general trend seems to be streaming companies raising prices, cutting costs (which often translates to less / cheaper content) and / or introducing an ad tier. The problem, of course, is churn, which is where bundles come in.
I am not sure why Netflix hasn't introduced an annual subscription option yet? Maybe they think they stand to lose more money than they earn?
Your examples are all companies that the public widely utilizes. Netflix is just another. So yeah along the same thoughts. Starbucks would be another, think Apple would try to tax in application purchases of what the public consumes on a huge scale? I doubt it. These are all examples where Apple contributes nothing really except approve the apps for iOS/IPadOS usage.
