Viper_NZ @ Viper_NZ @lemmy.nz

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I have a family of 4. We don’t need more than two screens simultaneously.

But let’s pay the extra $6.50 and push it to the top spec Netflix plan.

All three services combined, services that don’t have their content made by their users, are now $41.49. Only $1.50 more than YouTube.

Or you could swap Netflix for Disney+ and it would be $31.48.

YouTube Premium is still a compete rip off.

YouTube Premium Family - $39.99 NZD

Netflix - $18.49 NZD AppleTV+ - $8.49 NZD Amazon Prime Video - $8 NZD Total: $34.98 NZD

Premium is priced so uncompetitively my family can subscribe to all of Netflix, AppleTV+ and Amazon Prime Video for less than a YouTube subscription.

But that doesn’t make them money. In fact by making it easier for Apple customers inside the walled garden to switch away, it’ll cost them money.

There’s no way they do it without regulation.

It drives me nuts that I can’t type an iMessage from my PC (Windows phone app is garbage) so I get the frustration.

You’ve avoided my question. What is the business driver for Apple to do this?

What is the business model that justifies putting iMessage on Google phones, or supporting one of its competitors?

Because if there isn’t one, they can’t do it.

As I said, Google aren’t doing us because they’re your mate, they’re doing it to make money.

Companies are not your friend.

Why be honest when you can lie and say it’s for someone’s benefit?

There probably are privacy implications, which makes it a good one.

When did I say there was parity? I just pointed out they do create Android apps for some of their services.

They’re both acting in the interest of the company and not the user. Apple make money by selling devices. Protecting the services that push you to purchase Apple devices makes sense.

Google are an advertising company and by bringing their services to Apple devices they make money off the users.

Is not altruism, it’s profiteering.

Apple put their services on Android devices too. Just not iMessage.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they cite privacy as a reason.

Similarly I really want to see Tesla succeed as it’s really been the driving force behind the industry electrifying.

But Musk is an awful human being, and awful to his workers.

It’s awfully conflicting. Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll sell a controlling stake in one or both companies?

Privacy in blockchain is a (mostly) solved problem with entire privacy chains (eg Monero) where it's absolutely impossible to track transactions, and multiple updates to Bitcoin have happened over the years to make privacy easier.

If a scammer tricks your granny out of cash, it's lost in the same way. Reversable transactions are a feature of banks, which have custody of your funds. Custodial solutions exist for blockchain assets too (though it mostly defeats the purpose).

There are plenty of benefits of blockchain, decentralisation is a huge one.

Crypto bros and trying to force adoption in stupid ways (eg NFTs) are annoying as hell though.

Meanwhile Quake and Quake II just got awesome remasters..

This and the paid exclusives mean I haven’t, and won’t use EGS out of pure spite.

Or better yet: no Russian sales or localisation.

With you for the most part, except where you say the bloated, slow, unreliable, piece of crap Teams is fine..

It’ll have an income threshold, and renters aren’t mentioned at all.

*Solar for some. Not everyone qualifies

That’s insane, and incredibly infuriating.

Your neighbour must be pissed.

It sounds like a system begging for consolidation.

There must be huge inefficiencies with so many different and sometimes overlapping law enforcement organisations.

The very first episode she attacks her commanding officer and ultimately gets her killed. Her direct involvement in starting the war that killed hundreds of millions is up for debate.

She continually puts her own opinions first and ignores or undermines direct orders, and those around her if they disagree.

There’s precedent in other Star Trek shows where the violate orders which are obviously wrong, but the ones she breaks aren’t.

And despite being raised by Vulcans, she has the emotional control of a 12 year old.

An awful character, and definitely the fault of the writers and not Sonequa Martin-Green.