inamesh

I think they are testing the limits here. There is certainly a point beyond which the "willingness to pay" disappears and the movie becomes financially non-viable.

They could perhaps accept pre-orders to judge this and then introduce special deals, tie-ins, etc. to sweeten the deal if needed.

That's the thing. These are not normal times so "Mulan on Streaming" is not competing with "Mulan in the cinema" or any other movie in the cinema. You either watch it or you don't.

This movie is targeted at tweens/teens and the FOMO effect will be big. So if you have a tween in the house that wants to see the movie, you will pay those 30$. Not to mention the tweens who will be more than willing to shell out their own pocket money for it.

This is not a mass-market price.

What a missed opportunity! This would have gone viral. "Special edition Szechuan sauce packets with every rental"

I feel like I missed something big

Why is this so hard? But also, why doesn't JPMC implement webhooks? Webhooks will solve half the problem.

I don't think the tide has turned yet. It's slowly turning, but it will take a couple of years and some more major incidents.

When people are willing to pay more for privacy focused products, then we'll know that the tide has turned.

There are ways. I'm working on one right now! It's not easy and go to market will take a looong time so I'm keeping my day job but I believe it's a problem worth solving.

Can't control via Alexa or Google home without going to the cloud.

Turn on the heating/cooling on your way home from work.

Energising white light in the morning, soft warm lighting in the evening.

Shutters that close when the sun hits them in the summer to reduce the AC bill.

Turn on the dehumidifier if the humidity > 60%

So so many applications. Granted most of this is "nice to have" but this is also why it's not a big deal if it goes down every once in a while.

Eh. Depends on how mission critical it is. I don't mind an appliance needing the internet as long as I can still physically operate it during downtime.

I did, and that's exactly why I felt the need to ask, since there doesn't seem to be a proper definition.

It also depends on the context, as is explained in the example given for the usage of few.

It's not about developed/undeveloped. It's about the possibility of your talents being utilised in the place where you were born.

Let's say you have the potential to be a great cricketer, but you're born in a country where cricket is not even played.

You're SOL.

Or you (the great cricketer) could be born in India and be a millionaire by 20.

Absolutely. I come here for the story, not the product.

I guess it's one of those things where hate and love are good but mediocre is bad