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  • Hollywood writers' strike could lead to difficult times for Apple TV+, but Apple can handl...

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    williamh said:
    neverindoubt said:
    Nobody watches AppleTV+ now, it drew just 0.18% of US video viewing in March.

    https://twitter.com/TVGrimReaper/status/1648700991267803136?s=20

    The fact that their unwatched service has some of their unwatched shows delayed for a short while should hardly be a problem for them.


    I think the saying goes "Sometimes wrong, but never in doubt."  I think you are misreading the data but to be sure it isn't clear.  The 0.18% seems to be the change YoY.  Apple doesn't release the information so it's hard to give too much credence to your source's "friendly source" but other sources have pegged Apple's share of streaming at around 6%.  I also see in the charts you linked that streaming altogether accounts for about 34% with broadcast, cable, and "other" (DVDs?) accounting for the rest.    6%(ATV+) of 34%(all streaming) puts Apple at about 2% all viewing.  Still not a raving success but it's not 0.18.  
    No, you’re the mistaken one.

    The quoted tweet does show y/y charges overall and for the “big” services.

    But the Nielsen chart and the added text for the tiny services show the absolute share of viewing for the month of March, not the change.
    williamlondon

  • Hollywood writers' strike could lead to difficult times for Apple TV+, but Apple can handl...

    neverindoubtneverindoubt
    Nobody watches AppleTV+ now, it drew just 0.18% of US video viewing in March.

    https://twitter.com/TVGrimReaper/status/1648700991267803136?s=20

    The fact that their unwatched service has some of their unwatched shows delayed for a short while should hardly be a problem for them.


    Japheywilliamlondon

  • Mobile carriers sell more iPhones than Apple retail stores

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    Who does this surprise?

    There's 273 Apple stores in the US.

    There are 5,361 AT&T stores in the US.

    You can Google yourself for the rest of the mobile company store numbers if that's your thing.
    mike1dewmeSGilbertStrangeDayswatto_cobra

  • Apple Card is a drag on Goldman Sachs, says CEO

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    eightzero said:
    First: boo hoo hoo for GS. 

    Second: how does a credit card actually lose money for the issuer? I get that some people simply welch, and that the card issuer offers incentives in cash back, but AC is no different that any other card in this regard. GS gets the usual swipe fees, and I'm guessing AAPL gets a cut. The article cites a $350 cost for each customer, but wgi did they pay that to? AAPL? Or is this some sort of aggregate overhead cost cited to bring out the pity party for GS "losses?"

    Third: boo hoo hoo for any credit card company.

    In case you weren’t being performatively clueless, the $350 cost to acquire a customer would have been paid out in advertising expense (TV, print, Google) and promotional expense (sign up bonus, referral bonus). In other media accounts it’s being held out as atypically high but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

    Once you have a credit card customer, it’s hard to lose money on them individually, but your business can definitely lose money overall if the customers cost too much to acquire.
    mike1grandact73FileMakerFellern2itivguywatto_cobrabyronl

  • Apple Card review 2022: Great for Apple buys, lacking everywhere else

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    When traveling outside the US, where NFC payments are the norm, the Apple Card has this combination of features that’s *very* hard to find in a US card.

    - no annual fee
    - no foreign transaction fee
    - 2% cash back
    - universal acceptance (vs. AMEX)
    tokyojimuStrangeDayswilliamlondonmike1scstrrftenthousandthingswatto_cobra