Hulu does offer an ad free option now: http://www.hulu.com/nocommercials

Nice! I'll look into that and probably sign up. Assuming it's not crippled or anything.

edit: and now the question becomes do I want to add showtime. hmm

My TV is getting expensive against

Netflix 8 HBO 15 Hulu 12 Showtime 9 AIV 99/year

52 dollars a month. Covers most of the shows I like though. Unlike Cable this (pretty much) ad free and on demand. I think it's worth it.

Hulu did just recently add an ad free version: http://www.hulu.com/nocommercials. It's $12/month, whereas the ad version is still $8/month.

No, I think you only pay $12.99 if you subscribe via iOS. If you subscribe on Desktop then access it via your iOS device on the same account, you already have a subscription.

I thought it was against App Store guidelines to charge a different price in the app than one could get on the same feature outside of the app.

I don't know if this is current, but as of 2011, they changed course on In-App Purchases to:

> Content providers may offer In-App subscriptions at whatever price they wish and they are not required to offer an in-app subscription simply because they sell a subscription outside the App Store as well.

At the time, there was a big hullaballoo over providers like Amazon and Comixology who have presumably placed their "best price" on an item, and simply could not afford to take a 30% loss to Apple's IAP. Apple, preferring to have services like Kindle and Comixology vs. not, capitulated.

2011 is (in internet time) a LONG time ago, so it's very possible that this has reversed course again, or even multiple times since then.

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