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Truthsayer said:

anantksundaram said:

It seems to me that Apple could just as easily have got into this game by producing a large display with an AppleTV stuck in it, and simultaneously also been in the Apple display market.

I suppose it’s still not ruled out...

Why would anyone want a walled-garden TV set? 

On the contrary, AppleTV is not a walled garden.  It is starting to become the standard STB for cable tv providers globally and it runs all the major streaming platforms.  It is also an awesome video conferencing platform.  Imagine what tv makers could do with Airplay, FaceTime and tvOS licensed as a bundle.  Especially with 5G becoming widely available.

Let's see, lease one for 2 years or buy one forever.
Hmmm, DirecTV Now gives them out for free.  Ding ding ding...

I would actually buy outright but I can see some people leasing one if they can swap it for the latest model when available.

These ambulance chasers would have no case against Apple.
They are looking help themselves, not share holders.

robbyx said:

crosslad said:

Apple should start charging companies like Netflix, that charge customers but give nothing back to Apple, for making their services available through the AppStore. 

That’s crazy. Apple is a HARDWARE company. Services and the App Store are gravy, neither of which exist if people aren’t buying the hardware. Companies like Netflix are giving Apple customers services to enjoy. No services and those customers buy someone else’s hardware. I’d get rid of AppleTV without a second thought if Netflix wasn’t available.

On the contrary,  the software and services are selling the hardware.  That's why Apple makes 90% of the profits with 20% of the sales.
If the Netflix services are so great, Netflix should make their own hardware like Amazon and Roku do and see how far they get.
Once they have their own hardware, they can have their own store too but not get very far.

Why do you think Google pays billions to Apple to provide Apple with search services?  It's the ecosystem, not just the hardware.

rogifan_new said:

Makes sense. Especially now that Apple will become a competitior. And anyone who says Apple deserves a cut of Netflix subscriptions then must also believe Apple deserves a cut of every Uber and Lyft ride.

Audio and Video services are not the same as Taxi services.
Should Apple create, maintain and support iTunes and just allow third party music services to just come for the ride?
Will Netflix allow pornographic video vendors to offer their videos on their Netflix platform?  Netflix does not create it or host it either.