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Title: Apple is making the same old mistakes with its over-the-top Services demands Post by: HCK on February 18, 2019, 04:05:13 pm Apple is making the same old mistakes with its over-the-top Services demands
<article> <section class="page"> <p>The reports of Apple’s Services as a savior seem to have been greatly exaggerated. A whole mess of information about Apple’s strategy for its publishing and video services leaked this week, and it paints a troubling picture of the iPhone maker’s approach. In short: Pay up or get out.</p><p>On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported (https://www.macworld.com/article/3340322/apple/apple-march-25-news-subscription-event.html) that Apple was demanding a 50 percent cut of its upcoming all-you-can-read publishing service, significantly higher than the 15 percent publishers are now paying Apple on renewing iTunes subscriptions. That was following by a CNBC report (https://www.macworld.com/article/3340232/apple-tv/apple-reported-to-launch-its-new-video-service-in-april-or-may-without-netflix-hulu-and-possibly-hb.html) that claimed HBO was balking at the terms of Apple’s excessive fees for its new video service, which will supposedly include a mix of original content and premium channels. With that service, Apple is reportedly seeking its usual 30-percent slice of subscription pie.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3340124/apple/apple-services-mistakes.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple is making the same old mistakes with its over-the-top Services demands (https://www.macworld.com/article/3340124/apple/apple-services-mistakes.html#tk.rss_all) |