Gah, I hate when apps allow previews to automatically play by default, and the feeling that you can’t let your selection rest on anything for more than a moment. Of course there should be a standard for stopping that madness. And don’t get me started about Netflix….
Here are some thoughts on The Hollywood Reporter’s take on Supergirl, House of the Dragon’s S3 premiere, and Apple TV’s programming.
I’m apparently too old for Pop Culture Jeopardy!, because I was absolutely terrible at it the first time around. But I’m generally happy to see Jeopardy! trying new things.
I totally agree that custom players should be made to implement platform standards. The elephant in the room, of course, is: What does Apple do if Netflix calls their bluff and takes their app off of Apple TV? Does Apple need Netflix more than Netflix needs Apple?
Honestly, between the ever-increasing monthly prices and their complete refusal to be a good citizen on Apple platforms, let alone actively making their apps worse, Netflix makes me want to cancel so badly. (Recently my wife got logged out, and her first thought was that I had canceled.)
A couple years after cutting the cord, I finally fixed our flaky over-the-air TV and now have a reliable, free(ish) source for our nightly Jeopardy! habit. Hopefully this post can help anyone wanting to run their tuner on power-over-ethernet like I did.
Netflix continues to make its service worse for users, while raising prices.
PSA to Netflix users: Prepare to be the slowly boiled frog.
This was a really great interview with Eddy Cue about Apple TV. Kudos to host Matthew Belloni (and to Cue) for an interview that was more engaging than most that I’ve seen with Apple brass.