This reminds me of the early criticism of Netflix’s streaming expenditures - is this a loss or a down payment on content that will print money for a decade?

This reminds me of the early criticism of Netflix’s streaming expenditures - is this a loss or a down payment on content that will print money for a decade?  https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-losing-over-1-billion-year-streaming-service-information-reports-2025-03-20/?utm_source=reddit.com

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I like the content that’s on AppleTV but I don’t like to see them wasting time and money on this. All they’re doing is licensing already shows and putting Apple products in them. Nothing about Apple owning that IP is “better” than someone else doing so

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It makes sense if they want to be a player in the coming streaming wars once linear television finally dies.  I’d agree they aren’t doing anything revolutionary but they’re positioning themselves like they did with iTunes