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by threeseed 820 days ago
It’s cute that you think that companies can demand things from film studios.

But in the real world that doesn’t happen and Apple needs their support to get this content on the platform in the first place.
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tanseydavid 820 days ago
>> It’s cute that you think that companies can demand things from film studios.

The snark does not really add anything to the discussion.

Apple is the second largest company in the world by market cap. I think they have some leverage.

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threeseed 819 days ago
And yet the decades of on the ground evidence from iOS, macOS, AppleTV and now Vision Pro is that (a) market cap means nothing, (b) Apple has about as much leverage as everyone i.e. none and (c) film studios dictate the rules.
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amelius 819 days ago
Glad that soon generative AI will dictate the rules.
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amelius 820 days ago
Well, I had more freedom on my old VHS recorder.
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sircastor 819 days ago
Not for want of trying. VHS tapes were frequently produced with MacroVision that would distort the image on copy.
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