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Re:Apple Backs AV1: What Does This Mean for the Future of Vi... by gsich on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @07:01PM (#16321150)
They don't know whats best for them if there is a user who wants something different. You might invoke appealing to the mass here, that doesn't make it true however.

Netflix on an iPhone? Probably not. At least not holding it in your hand for 2 hours.

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Re:Apple Backs AV1: What Does This Mean for the Future of Vi... by acdha on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @07:10PM (#16321206)
> Netflix on an iPhone? Probably not. At least not holding it in your hand for 2 hours.

Do you have data to support this or are you just assuming that your personal tastes are universal? I see quite a few people watching videos on phones or tablets – ever see parents loading up their kid’s iPad before a flight?

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Re:Apple Backs AV1: What Does This Mean for the Future of Vi... by gsich on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @07:26PM (#16321283)
This may be: http://www.businessinsider.sg/netflix-has-300-million-viewer...

With 80% on a "big" device.

I also watch videos, but "video" is not a movie or series. Video sounds more like 15 min. max and/or not "cinematic".

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Re:Apple Backs AV1: What Does This Mean for the Future of Vi... by ascorbic on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @02:13AM (#16322784)
I'm not sure what point you're making. 20% is still tens of millions of people watching Netflix (so movies and series) on mobile devices.
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Re:Apple Backs AV1: What Does This Mean for the Future of Vi... by untog on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @08:44PM (#16321646)
> They don't know whats best for them if there is a user who wants something different.

Obviously. But that's not how Apple works. You do things their way, or you get an Android phone/Windows laptop. They make the choices for users, and judging by market share a very solid number of people are very content with that arrangement.

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