Peter GleickMar 13
Just a reminder that once-upon-a-time when entertainment streaming services began, the idea was by paying a monthly fee, you could get ad-free streaming.
No longer: We've been Trojan-horsed. Now you pay a monthly fee but still have to watch ads, or you have to pay ANOTHER monthly fee to avoid them.
Show threadA Guy Named Brian (he/him)Mar 13
@petergleick I’m so glad that Apple TV hasn’t succumbed to this yet, though it may well at some point. That’ll be a sad day, because it so sucks on those other platforms. 😕
Show threadFrank SkorniaMar 13
@GuyNamedBrian @petergleick Apple TV still tries to make you watch a programming promo before starting whatever you selected. I consider that a step onto the slippery slope of advertising. Fortunately it can be skipped, for now.
Show threadA Guy Named Brian (he/him)
@fskornia @petergleick True, though I sort of expect any service to do a bit of promoting of their other shows. And thankfully, there’ll usually shippable, at least for now. But yes, it’s definitely a potential slippery slope from there into full-blown advertising in shows.
Mar 13 at 5:09pmIceCubesApp