Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Found Out

Re:Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Fo... by jcfields on Sunday December 13, 2020 @09:23PM (#25412835)

I would guess that Apple doesn't want any controversy from their media side harming the reputation of the other parts of the company, which is probably a sensible decision. Netflix is in a different position since the "media part" of the company is the entire company. Not sure how Amazon fits into all this because I'm not familiar with their offerings.

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Re:Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Fo... by ethbr0 on Sunday December 13, 2020 @10:14PM (#25413129)

I think it's abundantly clear Bezos gives no shits about controversy from one side harming another: how much profit does it make?

So basically, The Boys where Vought=Amazon & superheros=Amazon divisions.

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Re:Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Fo... by ayewo on Monday December 14, 2020 @04:28AM (#25415031)

Absolutely. Unfortunately, although Tim Cook has been at Apple for decades, he can't make the kind of bold, risky decisions that a founder who's been there from day 1 would.

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Re:Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Fo... by specialist on Monday December 14, 2020 @04:20AM (#25414984)

Agreed. Even more so than Disney. I'm still surprised Apple is now doing original content.

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