Netflix confirms it’s cutting off Apple billing for grandfathered subscribers::Netflix legacy subscribers who’ve been paying through Apple’s payments system will now have to switch to paying Netflix directly.
Yeah. This one is a no brainer. Apple charges a ridiculous fee for transactions. No merchant should accept it.
Netflix charges a ridiculous amount. Honestly don’t care if Apple gets a cut of that cake.
Apple taking 30% of some subscriptions makes Netflix even more expensive for everyone.
lol, wut? You actually believe that Netflix would charge _less_if Apple wasn’t in the picture? Wow.
My guy. Prices are based on the costs and the profit. Higher costs means higher prices, because companies maximize their profit.
You really don’t think prices are affected by a middleman taking 30% of the price you charge??
Pricing is only effected by the willingness of the consumer. That’s all.
If you’re willing to pay $100 a month, Netflix will charge $100 a month.Yes, only the willingness of the consumer. And also profits required by investors and shareholders. And the ability to supply the product and the required ongoing costs. And the costs of licensing.
But yeah, only the willingness of the consumer affects prices. Yep. Losing money that the consumer is willing to pay to a middleman wouldn’t have any affect on long term pricing.
Nope.
If a consumer is unwilling to pay the price, then none of the other stuff matters. It’s very simple to understand - in order for a company to be profitable after expenses, such as product development, whatever ongoing cost, etc. - if the consumer is unwilling to pay the price for the product or service, than there is no business. It is up to the business to find a way to run their company for a profit.
Netflix has no problem raising the prices for everyone regardless. Let’s not pretend that Netflix is a good company, they’ve been shittifying their service for years now.
Is there any reason why you’re being anti-consumer and anti-user by being facetious, or was that just a bit of contrarian pretention?
No I’m actually extremely pro consumer; stop supporting abusive companies and go find alternative means of obtaining whatever it is you want to watch.
“I’m want Apple to keep it’s walled garden to spite the publishers”.
That’s you. Yes, it does sound that dumb.
That’s a disingenuous statement. You could always subscribe to Netflix outside of Apple.
Apple isn’t the only only digital store that charges fees. Don’t hear anyone bitching about Steam.
Is there a reason you’re being a sesquipedalian? Netflix profits are up over 50% since the start of the year - and this is with Apple taking their piece of the pie.
Do you think Netflix will lower their prices after they remove legacy pricing from the Apple Store? I own Netflix stock, so by all means, blame Apple.
I didn’t imply they are a good company - but that’s simply how prices work. If the revenue for some customers is smaller, either those customers will have to pay more, or (if they’re not allowed to specifically increase prices for that group, as is the case here) all customers will have to pay more.
You don’t, but they do. It’s a no brainer for them, which the parent comment expressed quite clearly
I find Apple’s subscription management to be a huge boon. It’s all right there in my settings and I can cancel subscription with a single click instead of jumping through the actual service’s hoops designed to make me give up
Yeh I wonder if this is more the reason. It’s too easy for people to unsubscribe. I much prefer doing any subs through Apple for this reason.
