Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by brimble on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:48PM
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Apple has been good at quality, but the quantity's still really low. I keep meaning to cancel because I go months without watching anything on it. Unfortunately for them, it'd be an excellent one to start subbing just one month a year.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by lotsofpulp on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:06PM
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While it has less quantity, Apple TV+ is also much cheaper at $5 per month.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by cruano on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:29PM
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And a lot of people got 1 year for free, more if you are a student
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by what_ever on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @06:16PM
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It's been only 3 months free for a while now.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by rhino369 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:13PM
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Apple is throwing around insane money for top talent and is trying to hit it out of the ballpark on each swing.
Netflix used to be that way too. But now it is trying to play moneyball.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by tedunangst on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:07PM
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Apple is less rushed than most others. They don't need to win by yesterday. I think the same could be said for Amazon. They're not killing it like apple, but they are slowly building up a fairly decent collection of originals that doesn't feel as rushed as Netflix.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by imbnwa on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @12:32AM
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Netflix needs to get on the Garth Ennis train and make a Crossed series, maybe Pride and Joy mini series
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by belval on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:34PM
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Nitpick but CODA barely counts as original content. It's an American remake of a very popular French movie "La Famille Bélier". The producers were even involved with both film.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by colinmhayes on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:50PM
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Apple didn't even make CODA, they just bought its distribution rights after it won Sundance. Honestly, CODA did nothing for me. Derivative award season bait, felt like I was watching a fancy after school special.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by gordon_freeman on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @06:38PM
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Just finished watching Severance and it was mind-blowing and very thought provoking (especially the season finale). I don't know why not more people are talking about it the way they did about Squid Game.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by muh_gradle on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @08:12PM
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Apple TV doesn't have the same subscriber base. I watch Pachinko, which I think is a critically acclaimed show, but no one is talking about it.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by stjohnswarts on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @12:39AM
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How is HBO>>>HBO?
Of those, the very clear ordering in terms of taste and vision is: Disney+, Apple, HBO >>>> HBO, Hulu.
Apple is the most amazing one to me - they came from nowhere, and are bringing original content like CODA or Severance after only a few years.
Maybe it's because Apple - the largest (tech) company on Earth still has at its core the idea of beautiful things designed by humans, and Netflix never has.