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Jon Stewart’s Apple TV Plus show ends, reportedly over coverage of AI and China (www.theverge.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/6745228

TLDR: Apple wants to keep china happy, Stewart was going after china in some way, Apple said don’t, Stewart walked, the show is dead.

Not surprising at all, but sad and shitty and definitely reduces my loyalty to the platform. Hosting Stewart seemed like a real power play from Apple, where conflict like this was inevitable, but they were basically saying, yes we know, but we believe in things and, as a big company with deep pockets that can therefore take risks, to prove it we’re hosting this show.

Changing their minds like this is worse than ever hosting the show in the first place as it shows they probably don’t know what they’re doing or believe in at all, like any big company, and just going for what seems cool, and undermining the very idea of a company like Apple running a streaming platform. I wonder if the Morning Show/Wars people are paying close attention.

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[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 112 points 2 years ago (3 children)

reduces my loyalty to the platform

Why the fuck would you have any loyalty to Apple? They sure as shit don't have any loyalty to their customers. In fact they piss in the face of their customers and tell them it's raining.

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Apple has setup their walled garden in such a way that you're basically all-in or all-out of their ecosystem. I don't know that they have brand loyalty as much as they have a captive audience that they can sell iWhatever to over and over again.

[–] kirk781@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

they have brand loyalty

Oh, they have some brand loyalty atleast. In my country, Apple has a miniscule market share across all domains[ laptops or phones included ]. They recently launched 2 Apple Stores in a bid to slowly extend themselves inside the market. Quoting from a news article

Another Apple loyalist, Vivek, who waited in the queue for 17 hours to get his iPhone said, "I have been here since 3 p.m. yesterday. I waited in the queue for 17 hours to get the first iPhone at India's first Apple store.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They could sell bottled water, claiming it's better than all other water and the absolute fanboys who will live and die by apple will absolutely spend a whole months paycheck and sell their liver just for a single bottle.

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yep, remember this is the company that sold wheels for $700

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm no fan of Apple, and didn't want to believe they did this. So I googled, "$700 apple wheels," and found this.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MX572ZM/A/apple-mac-pro-wheels-kit

I swear they could sell literal feces.

[–] Womble@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

That's amazing! They also have a stand for $1000, stainless steel feet for $300 and a water bottle for $80.

It's crazy what money people are willing to throw at apple.

[–] danque@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Worst of all, you still need a hex bit (that fits) instead of them adding it to the kit for that ridiculous price.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No, but they have at least two good sci fi series.

[–] supert@lemmy.sdfeu.org 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What's the other one?

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I'd argue that the two are For All Mankind and Foundation. However, Silo, Ivansion, and Severance could all be in that discussion.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah I'm not gonna lie, their streaming platform is incredible but I ain't giving them any money LOL

[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Hell, they tell them its apple juice and people are swallowing as if their lives depend on it. A few people i know use apple products like the iphone, and then complain when certain software doesn't run on it. I told them thats why they should have stayed with android. And they just get angry because apparently Android is for poor people?