Thoughts any one? It would be awesome to have a netflix like all around the world with Apple since they already have their itunes store all over the world, and a $.99 rent movies would be awesome too.
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Will Apple ever launch a netflix and redbox like services?
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Like Jobs said, Apple makes their money by using OTHER companys' services but delivering them in such a way that makes their usage more enjoyable or practical.
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The only way Apple would bother is if there was a juicy profit. Apple profit = Apple prices = too expensive for the Netflix/Redbox format. People would rather have a cheaper service (Netflix, Amazon Prime, HuluPlus, whatever) than iTunes. Maybe if Apple had the foresight way back when, but not now. Why pay more for the same quality (or less) from iTunes when you can get it elsewhere for cheaper?
They would have to acquire rights to content...Something I can't see them doing. With so many online offerings already, they would have to come up with something pretty unique to make it work. Netflix is poor in the extreme in the UK, and others post similar remarks about the US version. I use my ATV's mainly as streaming devices. Now and then I might buy a movie or a TV series, but Apple won't get rich on my spending habits.
I think that it's more likely that Apple would offer a low cost rental option than a content streaming option.
Say $0.99 movie rental for a 24 hour or 48 hour period.
Yeap that would be awesome! Because right now the rent fees cost as much as going to frys to actually buy the bluray/dvd contents with a digital copy!