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rrrize said:

Can't say I don't like the podcast. It's not bad at all.  But it is highly, HIGHLY annoying when one of you is talking and the other cuts in with a thought but no one wants to back down so you both keep talking at the same time, in essence telling the other that you're not going to stop till your thought is complete.  How about just not cutting one another off. Courtesy plays better over audo (podcast).  Quit the annoyingness <-- I know it's not a word.  

Fair point, but I'll note that we are not recording in the same room (let alone the same state). So the whole "talking over each other" thing is sometimes a lag issue, sometimes a miscommunication issue.

Soli said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

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fallenjt said:

I was about to get ATV 4K and this really holds me back. I’m ok to live with the inconvenience of using build-in Netflix and Anazon Video apps in my smart TV to stream the 4K contents or just use my Xbox One S to do that. Save my $160 there.

This seems like a very temporary issue. This app was only release a few hours ago.

I guess that depends on if it is actually a "temporary issue" or a design decision.

They haven't done it to any other device, and I'd argue that they more directly compete with Roku for this space. Plus, I think that the majority of people with 4K+HDR TVs are only using the TV's speakers which means this won't affect them, while keeping 4K content out of he Prime Video app for the Apple TV would be a clear indicator that they want to steer you to a different device.

You think the *majority* of people who own 4K HDR TVs use the built-in speakers? I don't have any data to dispute that, but I would suspect that people who own 4K HDR TVs are the most likely to *not* use the built-in speakers. Certainly early adopters would be most likely to have a full home theater setup. The only question is whether we are past the "tipping point" where casual consumers are now the majority of not only 4K television buyers, but Apple TV 4K buyers as well. Who also happen to use Amazon Prime Video.

thrang said:

4k? HDR? I don't see any indication in the copy or screen shots.

If not, its a bit a of an fu from Bezos

Content is advertised as "4K Ultra HD." If you swipe down while playing, you can see if the current program is HDR as well. So it has support for both.

rob53 said:

Why are we worried about whether the Discover card is used at any places of business. From what Apple says, "Apple customers in the US can use Apple Pay to send and receive money with friends and family quickly, easily and securely." This has nothing to do with buying anything anywhere, it's only for person-to-person money transfers. Use your existing debit card loaded in Apple Pay and it works for free. Use a credit card and it costs the typical 2-3%. "They can use the debit and credit cards they already have added to Apple Pay, so there’s no need to install an app or create yet another account."

Am I missing something? We don't have to get a Discover card, we just use our existing cards, although I'll need to add my debit card to Apple Pay. I don't understand why anyone is even talking about MoviePass.

In addition to P2P transfers, you can also use Apple Pay Cash in stores. Whatever money is loaded on your virtual card is available to be spent, just like a debit card. So, if you wanted, you could load up your balance in Settings to add cash to your card for spending. Or accrue money transferred from friends and then, instead of transferring it to your bank account, spend it directly at the store.

The problem is, Discover is not as widely accepted as Visa, MasterCard and American Express. So there is a question as to whether a Discover debit card will be accepted at a business that accepts Apple Pay and NFC payments, but does not accept Discover. I don't know of any, but I am guessing some exist. As I speculated earlier, Discover debit, through its Pulse debit service, may be more widely accepted than Discover credit, which is known for higher fees.

wood1208 said:

I am touched. Isn't all digital P2P payment charges 3% for credit card usage ? If Apple wants to popularize ApplePayCash than like music app, Apple has to deploy it on Android like Venmo.

Square Cash and Venmo don't charge a fee as long as you use a debit card, same as Apple Pay Cash. Would seem that Apple is right in line with industry standards.