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651 points openchampagne | 2 comments | 04 Feb 25 16:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.539s | source
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PaulHoule ◴[04 Feb 25 21:25 UTC] No.42938976[source]▶
Even though "... anyone can RSVP, regardless of whether they have an Apple Account or Apple device" I think this being an Apple branded service is going to make this appear exclusionary and will mean some people won't participate even if they could.

I see the same risk involved with Apple TV's branding; Apple TV works great on Xbox, on NVIDIA Shield and on PC. I'm sure though there are a lot of people who just decide that shows like Foundation and subscriptions like MLS Season's Pass just aren't for them. I don't know if it is a 5% or a 20% drop but it has to be real.

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1. echelon ◴[04 Feb 25 21:52 UTC] No.42939388[source]▶
> there are a lot of people who just decide that shows like Foundation and subscriptions like MLS Season's Pass just aren't for them.

This needs anti-trust breakup. Tech companies shouldn't be media giants. They're turning a once-healthy media industry into an attention economy platform play, giving it away below cost, and wringing a robust sector of the economy of its value.

It's disgusting that Apple and Amazon are doing this. Amazon owns James Bond. And they're a grocery store and primary care doctor, for god's sake. That's not good.

This is worse than Standard Oil and Ma Bell because they own our entire lives: eyeballs, financial transactions, business matters, commerce, and personal relationships.

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2. wrfrmers ◴[04 Feb 25 22:37 UTC] No.42940069[source]▶
"Conglom-O: We Own You."

...Just to highlight the absurdity of the situation. Literally cartoonish corruption.