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by signatoremo 875 days ago
> This is just latching on to some large companies (Netflix, etc) who already stated they won't be building custom apps for it.

Incorrect. They could have allowed their iPad apps to run on Vision Pro, but they specifically chose not to.

Developers who offer software for the iPad automatically see their apps pop up on the Vision Pro App Store. That is, unless they opt out — as Netflix, Spotify and YouTube are planning to do.
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andsoitis 875 days ago
Both are true.

Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube are neither building custom apps nor enabling their iPad apps for use on Vision Pro.

It is not only NOT in their interest to do so (and users can use the web anyway; the download use case is a vanishingly small market segment), but it is ALSO a way for them to speak truth to Apple's power w.r.t. their draconian in-app purchases policy. Game on.

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bradknowles 875 days ago
That just pushes more people to using AppleTV.

Media companies are really going to regret their choices to intentionally give up the entire market to Apple, because that only helps Apple build their walled garden just that much higher.

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andsoitis 875 days ago
> That just pushes more people to using AppleTV.

Do you mean Apple TV (the device), Apple TV (the app), or do you mean Apple TV+ (their streaming service)?

I don’t see Apple outsmart Netflix or Amazon when it comes to creating and distributing shows and movies.

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bradknowles 874 days ago
Well, Apple TV+ the service doesn't work without the Apple TV app. The Apple TV device is not a strict requirement for this scenario.

I do wish Apple had more distinctive naming, instead of overloading the same name for multiple things. Blech.

But you are correct that I meant the service.

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dragon-hn 874 days ago
That still requires resources to support. For a platform with an uncertain number of users.
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