We are in a digital dark age with the advent of web 2.0 executives and their ‘vision’ (inspired by the likes of Balmer’s business model), web 3.0 is a millennial pipe-dream fueled by misunderstanding, and it sure looks like we are going to keep diving deeper into that hole. Everything legitimately useful that was innovated by the elder Silicon Valley has been regressed by literal decades by its younger counterparts, IMO. Never thought I would miss those old days, but here we are. Equally sad that Hollywood keeps swallowing it up to remain ‘relavant’.Īs a side note, other than the on-demand aspect, with every network flexing their exclusivity, I fail to see how we have ended up with anything other than much more expensive cable, and it’s all thank to greedy people in Silicon Valley, including Apple, not cable companies (net neutrality was the biggest shell game in modern tech history). Very often their non-original content is time restricted, and the originals are nothing to brag about ( coughHeartofStone cough). it’s ironic, given they led the way years ago, but their service is not in any way essential. If they were smart they’d be lowering prices and fighting for better content. Their originals are not, and have seldom been, worth hanging in for – to be blunt – Netflix’s teams suck. Why? All of their good content has been retrieved by the networks for their own streaming services. Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. Click or tap here to support our independent tech blog. MacDailyNews Take: The more competitors raise prices, the better the price looks Apple’s high-quality, awards-magnet Apple TV+ at a low $6.99/month (and even lower as part of an Apple One plan). It marks the second time since last fall that Disney raised prices… Next week, the prices of the ad-free versions of Disney’s streaming platforms-Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+-are officially going up, an increase the company announced during the summer. Discovery said the monthly price of the ad-free version of its Discovery+ streaming service was rising to $8.99 from $6.99, while the cost of its ad-supported platform remains unchanged at $4.99 a month. It couldn’t be learned how much Netflix will raise prices by or when exactly the new prices will take effect. and Canada, according to people familiar with the matter. The streaming service is discussing raising prices in several markets globally, but will likely begin with the U.S. Jessica Toonkel and Sarah Krouse for The Wall Street Journal: Netflix’s latest price increase came in January of 2022. In the latest in a series of recent price increases by America’s largest streaming platforms, Netflix plans to raise the price of its ad-free service a few months after the end of the Hollywood actors strike.
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