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The walled garden certainly keeps me out of the apple ecosystem. I love MacOS but I don't want to pay a premium for vendor lock-in and I infer that most (if not
by aorona 2y ago
The walled garden certainly keeps me out of the apple ecosystem. I love MacOS but I don't want to pay a premium for vendor lock-in and I infer that most (if not all) apple products are double-edged in that manner.
- jghn 2y agoI watch Apple TV+ on my Roku. No Apple hardware required
- badgersnake 2y agoIt’s surprising how many people think you have to have an Apple device to stream Apple TV.
- autoexec 2y agoApple kind of did that to themselves. Even the name "Apple TV" isn't doing them any favors. https://www.apple.com/tv-home/ https://www.apple.com/tv-home/
- baggachipz 2y agoI personally think this is the major reason their ratings are so low. My parents want to watch Ted Lasso, and I told them to subscribe and watch it. "We can't, we have a roku, and I'm not paying $200 for another box." Imagine millions doing this and you see the result.
- consteval 2y agoTo be fair the device and service have, like, the same name. Assuming some relationship between them is obvious. Also, this is Apple, the guys who are very dedicated to pairing hardware and software together.