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I think it just boils down to the price. The Black Friday price for a fire stick is around $20 whereas that for an Apple TV is around $149. So Apple is charging
by ab_testing 3y ago
I think it just boils down to the price. The Black Friday price for a fire stick is around $20 whereas that for an Apple TV is around $149. So Apple is charging around 7.5x for the hardware. This is on top of whatever streaming fees that you will pay each month. Of course if you have the bandwidth to pay about 7x for streaming hardware, then go for the Apple TV.
There is a reason why fire stick and Android TV is more popular in the developing world. One reason is the cost , the second is the ability to load 3rd party apps that sometimes allow access to torrent files and other pirated media.
- rjuyal 3y agoIf pricing is the only decisive factor then Walmart Onn streaming box for $20 is better than fire stick. I have fire tv 4K stick, Walmart Onn, Nvidia shield pro. I rarely use fire stick now. I would have gone for Apple TV instead of Nvidia shield pro if Apple TV had Stremio app support.
- ska 3y agoFire stick to apple TV is apples to oranges. The real comparisons are with NVidia Shield pro, Fire TV cube etc. and the $ delta isn't that much. It's true that Apple doesn't have a product like the fire stick, but it's also the sort of market they aren't interested in, so doubt they'll make one. The equivalent I guess is licensing to "smart" TV companies, some can play apple content directly.
- Corrado 3y agoI have had a FireTV Cube for 3 years and it just keeps getting worse and worse. These full screen ads are the last straw. I'm replacing it with an Apple 4k+ unit as soon as I can.