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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.

  • kirk781English
    10•1 year 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.

    • @Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      I’m pretty sure those people who wait in line are either paid to do so, or genuinely suffering from a negative mental health condition.

      • @lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        if you see price of iPhone in developing countries, it cones out to be more than a month of income.
        so, it’s essentially a status symbol.

        • @vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2•1 year ago

          So they’re basically 50s house wives showing off their new microwave. Why are humans like this, like I get showing off your shit but doing it for status is just weird.

          • @lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
            2•1 year ago

            that’s very much on the point.
            As for the reasons — from what I’ve observed — it’s more of a follow culture. they saw someone influencial(in their eyes) doing this, so they now have to ape it. I doubt if there is any more thought process going on here.

            I have friends who have bought(or actually, have been bought into) these phones on monthly installments.