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I really wish they'd compete by just making the Podcasts app not a pile of shit. It routinely doesn't sync where I am between devices and never works correctly on my HomePod. Adding old episodes on one device won't add it anywhere else. The Apple TV version simply doesn't have the ability to add episodes to your library. The less said about iTunes' podcast functionality the better. I know they're porting the iOS Podc…
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Although I personally don’t like Overcast because of the ad injection (which I consider immoral) and the hypocrisy of its author being anti-ads in general (not to mention having built Tumblr, which turned out to be a porn obfuscation service), I agree that this is a bad move by Apple. Doesn’t matter: podcasts are going to go the way of TV, radio, and movies anyway.
Did you purchase the $10 in app option to turn ads off?
Of course I didn't purchase Overcast. There are better free alternatives.
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Although I personally don’t like Overcast because of the ad injection (which I consider immoral) and the hypocrisy of its author being anti-ads in general (not to mention having built Tumblr, which turned out to be a porn obfuscation service), I agree that this is a bad move by Apple. Doesn’t matter: podcasts are going to go the way of TV, radio, and movies anyway.
What is a "porn obfuscation service"?
1. Create a distribution platform. Users pay $14 a month to stream all content. Everyone is happy.
2. Once successful, start creating exclusive content.
3. Content creators on your platform start their own platforms and take content off of yours.
4. Now users are paying $14 for 6 different distribution/content platforms. Might as well just call them "channels". This is no better than cable.
That's so unnecessary. If Apple wants to fend off rivals, then just stop treating podcasts as second class citizens and built tools for creators, including detailed analytics. I'm not talking about the type of analytics that Google would built (one that reports that you were sitting on john while listening to this part), but one with anonymized usage data that helps creators producing new content and generate revenue…
What part of Google analytics do you think are different from what you described?
Admittedly, I was trying to be a bit funny. Didn't work out obviously.
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Did you purchase the $10 in app option to turn ads off?
Do you purchase subscriptions to news websites, or do you follow the archive.is links on HN? Of course I didn't purchase Overcast. There are better free alternatives.
This is very unfortunate. Apple being totally hands off, other than running the iTunes podcast directory, is one of the best things that’s ever happened for podcasts. I like my 3rd party app (Overcast). I don’t want to have to use 3 podcast apps to listen to all my podcasts. I think I agree with some of the podcast app developers: if it’s not available in any app it shouldn’t be called a ‘podcast’.
Although I personally don’t like Overcast because of the ad injection (which I consider immoral) and the hypocrisy of its author being anti-ads in general (not to mention having built Tumblr, which turned out to be a porn obfuscation service), I agree that this is a bad move by Apple. Doesn’t matter: podcasts are going to go the way of TV, radio, and movies anyway.
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Yes, and Anchor. Podcasts are on the way out, just like the open Web. It's unfortunate that we refuse to learn from history.
Is there any reason we can't just rip podcasts from these, post them in RSS feeds and have the non-owned apps list them for free - thus making them far superior by giving them access to all content?
I don't like where media streaming is headed. This is what everyone is doing: 1. Create a distribution platform. Users pay $14 a month to stream all content. Everyone is happy. 2. Once successful, start creating exclusive content. 3. Content creators on your platform start their own platforms and take content off of yours. 4. Now users are paying $14 for 6 different distribution/content platforms. Might as well just…
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What part of Google analytics do you think are different from what you described?
I meant that Google would try to extract any and every information from a user, while Apple can easily just provide the most important information. Admittedly, I was trying to be a bit funny. Didn't work out obviously.