[Brystephor]

Software engineer here with an android phone. I've never bothered to look into Apple TV because I assumed it'd only be available on Apple devices. Similarly, I saw this post and thought there may be a reason for me to get an iPhone now as I assumed this would be available on apple devices only.

[jbl0ndie]

It's pretty good on Chromecast, though some of the media player design patterns don't quite translate to non-apple.

[echelon]

> "there may be a reason for me to get an iPhone now as I assumed this would be available on apple devices only."

That's the objective. Green text and all. To force everyone to adopt one platform because of network effects and social stigma.

These platform plays by the god tier trillion dollar companies are insidious and should be given scrutiny by the DOJ / FTC.

A breakup of these platforms would make none of this matter. You could pick and choose services across devices. We might even see some competition for Android and iPhone if the DOJ would step in and break this up.

Big tech is too big. A breakup would oxygenate the entire tech sector. It would probably even make the MAGMA stock go up because the sum of parts are being given away for free just to get eyeballs.

Billions of dollars are being given away for free to scrape in network effect advantages. It's at a level where competition from new players is virtually impossible. They can tax anything that moves. Every transaction, every relationship, every quanta of information.

[dboreham]

I'm only aware it doesn't need an Apple device because spouse does have an iPhone and was able to set it up on our Roku that way. I still assume that someone in the household does need an iPhone in order to get a subscription, although now I think about it probably that's not true.

[sbuk]

You can subscribe to Apple TV+ directly through Amazon Prime.

[carlosjobim]

There's a dedicated physical button for it on the Roku remote. Kind of hard to miss.