> Apple provides them access to, literally, nearly a billion potential customers
On the flip side, if Apple were to no longer provide access to Netflix to those customers, they would be downright hostile about it and would be a watershed moment for Android. What % would change their next phone to one that "Has Netflix"? 10%? 20%? What would it cost Apples reputation to no longer support the juggernaut media consumption app? billions, probably.
Apple knows how much time people spend watching Netflix on their devices, they are not in a position to be negotiating.
I know anecdotally my mother would be on the phone almost immediately asking what android tablet to buy if this was to ever happen.
On the flip side, if Apple were to no longer provide access to Netflix to those customers, they would be downright hostile about it and would be a watershed moment for Android. What % would change their next phone to one that "Has Netflix"? 10%? 20%? What would it cost Apples reputation to no longer support the juggernaut media consumption app? billions, probably.
Apple knows how much time people spend watching Netflix on their devices, they are not in a position to be negotiating.
I know anecdotally my mother would be on the phone almost immediately asking what android tablet to buy if this was to ever happen.