3 ms·
This app has been purportedly ready for 10 months and was just waiting for the "politics" to be worked out between Apple and Hulu.[1] Now that it's here, I won
by rkudeshi 14y ago
This app has been purportedly ready for 10 months and was just waiting for the "politics" to be worked out between Apple and Hulu.[1]
Now that it's here, I wonder if the sticking point was Apple's cut of any new subscriptions. If you start a Hulu+ subscription from the Apple TV itself, it seems to be charged to your Apple account, instead of being billed by Hulu directly.
I wonder if that means Apple is getting a lifetime 30% cut, like they've recently started enforcing for iOS apps with subscriptions?
[1] http://9to5mac.com/2011/10/31/hulu-plus-app-is-ready-for-apple-tv-decision-to-update-is-political-not-technical/ http://9to5mac.com/2011/10/31/hulu-plus-app-is-ready-for-app...
- smackfu 14y agoI'm pretty sure Apple and these big vendors work out custom terms for the Apple cut. And I would almost guarantee it's not 30%.
- WillyF 14y agoI wonder if Mountain Lion's Airplay feature kind of forced Hulu's hand.
- yahelc 14y agoWouldn't it be the other way around, if Hulu Plus subscribers could just use ML's airplay feature without an official app?