- I do not care for Apple.
Now I'm not talking about the individual products,
those are great.
But I've always been extremely resistant
to the idea of fully jumping into the ecosystem.
But, if there's one thing
that's gonna one day possibly break down my defenses
and turn me into a pure Apple fan,
it's not gonna be the iPhone or the MacBook
or the iWatch, whatever it's called.
It's Apple TV Plus,
believe it or not.
So we're one year into Apple TV Plus.
And at this point,
I'm feeling pretty justified because when it came out,
I said that I was more excited by it,
than I was by Disney Plus,
which was released just a week or two later.
And as it turns out, I was right to feel that way.
And now those who hopped on the bandwagon early,
have been gifted a bandwagon extension
in the form of three more free months of Apple TV Plus.
And that's exciting because after a year full
of so many new streaming services,
this one remains my favorite dark horse.
Now let me see if I can convince you.
Let's dive in.
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All right, now, Apple TV Plus.
Let's just start with the facts
because there are some things
that haven't changed in the last year.
It still costs five bucks a month
and you can get one year free with an Apple device purchase.
So an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, whatever.
And they also have something coming up,
which is called Apple One
and that's gonna be sometime this fall,
it will bundle Apple TV Plus with other Apple services
like music and arcade and so on.
Okay.
Now, Apple TV Plus is available on most devices,
but it is not available on any Google devices.
You know how these companies are.
Sometimes they just don't play nice together.
Right?
All right.
And Apple TV Plus is made up almost entirely
of original shows and movies.
So, no huge backlog of other stuff.
As for what they do have,
it's 38 titles,
at least at the last time I counted
with at least 10 more coming soon
and many, many more on the horizon.
Plus, we've got season two of those early titles
that we got in 2019,
but a lot of those productions were delayed
because of COVID.
So, we're not sure exactly when we're going to get them.
Now about those original titles.
All right.
Now 38 may not sound like much and yeah,
it may not be much,
but whatever you want,
Apple TV Plus they do have it.
Well, let me explain.
Throw a genre at me.
You want some crime drama,
check out "Truth Be Told".
Post-apocalyptic fantasy,
watch "See".
Social commentary, they've got "The Morning Show".
Cynical comedy, "Mythic Quest".
Heartwarming comedy, "Ted Lasso",
creepy horror, "Servant".
Oprah stuff, "The Oprah" Oprah stuff.
They've got that.
And anyway, this is all quality stuff.
Not all of these genres,
not all of these shows are gonna be up your alley,
but whatever your flavor is,
I can pretty much guarantee the Apple TV Plus
has a premium quality version of it.
This is quality stuff.
It's not all going to be up your alley.
That's okay.
But whatever your flavor is,
I can pretty much guarantee that Apple TV Plus
has a premium quality version of it.
Now, some complain about the lack of an extensive catalog
of older titles.
And I get it.
It is fun to jump into Netflix or Prime Video or whatever,
and watch something out of left field from 1974
that you never would have found otherwise.
But, is that what gets you to pay 13 bucks every month
for Netflix?
No, probably not.
I'm guessing it's the promise of the next new obsession,
whether that's "Tiger King" or "Stranger Things"
or "The Great British Bake Off" or whatever.
Apple TV Plus has that,
the obsession worthy premium shows
that you just wanna get lost in.
It just doesn't have the rest of that library
of random stuff.
So is that a drawback?
Sure, but it's also only five bucks a month.
So, you're not paying for something
that you're not getting,
dollar for dollar.
The only streaming service that comes close to this value,
is Disney Plus, at seven bucks a month.
And the relative value of each is going to depend
on your own taste.
So for my money,
Apple TV Plus is the easy winner here.
Now don't get me wrong.
I have Disney Plus,
I love Disney Plus,
I have no intention of getting rid of it.
It's great.
Especially as a daily go-to for my kids
or when we wanna dip into the archive
and watch Hocus Pocus for Halloween or whatever.
But for me,
an adult who loves well-produced dramas and comedies
and documentaries,
Apple TV Plus is absolutely killing it.
And it's not hard to make converts.
I just spent the weekend with some friends of mine
and after I showed them the first episode of "Ted Lasso",
we tore through the rest of the season
in just a couple of nights.
And now they're watching "See"
and I'm pretty sure Apple has another subscriber for life.
Now, as for whether it will get me to invest more heavily
in the rest of Apple's lineup,
we'll see.
But, hey, it's got a better shot than a $1,200 iPhone.
That's for sure.
Now, if you've made it this far into the video,
without rushing to the comments
to preach the wonders of the Apple ecosystem to me,
then you must not be a mega Apple fan either.
But, I do still wanna hear what you think
of their streaming service
and I want you to tell me how right I am
for proclaiming its virtues.
So, hit those comments, like and subscribe,
share this with your Apple TV Plus resistant friends
and I'll see you next time.
And it's not hard to make converts either.
Jets.
(plane engine roaring)
I feel like that's my new curse word.
Ah, jets,
leaf blowers.
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