Apple Event (March 2019) (Day 3408 - 3/25/19)

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The vlog starts out with Stephen saying that he was going to watch the Apple Event and comment on it. Stephen said that he heard that Apple was going to announce their new streaming service and was going to start producing their own TV shows. Apple first announces Apple News+ which is a paid service that gives you access to 3,000+ magazines on Apple News. Stephen doubts whether there are still 3,000 different kind of magazines left since a lot of them have died off. He then talks about how he is not sure what the guy presenting is wearing, but he said that it looks like he stepped out of A Clockwork Orange. Stephen says that the concept of live magazine covers (digital covers that move) was cool. He said it reminded him of what the Apple TV does when you're browsing movies.

Stephen says that $9.99 is a good deal for getting the paid magazine service for your whole family (up to 6 people) if your whole family reads magazines. He said that he is not the targeted market for this because he doesn't really read the news a lot. Apple then announces the Apple Credit Card which allows you to sign up for it from your phone and get it approved in minutes. Then, it becomes a digital credit card on your phone. Stephen says it's pretty good that you can a 2% cash back on everything you buy. However, he said that he is not in the market for new credit cards. Stephen said that he thinks that the features to help people not fall into debt would've been helpful for some people he knew. Then, they announce a subscription fee to play paid mobile games that also allows you to pay for the whole family.

Apple then announces that you can now pay to see specific channels on the Apple TV. Stephen says that Apple had a hard time getting companies to cooperate on this project. He said that there are not many channels to choose from though. Stephen says he doesn't watch much TV or movies, but the feature to see what you've been watching from one subscription service to the other is cool. Apple announces that the Apple TV app is coming to smart TVs. Stephen says that they then have directors advertise the shows they are working on. He then talks about how one show on Apple TV+ is created by the Sesame Street Workshop team that focuses on teaching preschoolers coding.

Stephen says that the Apple TV shows are not funding these shows like how Netflix funds their shows. So, it might be difficult for creative professionals who haven't had a chance to achieve the status of a director like Steven Spielberg to create an Apple TV show.

The Apple event ends with Oprah, one of the most powerful women, telling everyone why she joined this service. There is then a standing ovation for Oprah and the Apple CEO Tim Cook hugging. Stephen said that he had hoped that they would tease about the new MacBook Pros, but they probably shouldn't try to one-up Oprah. He also mentioned that he wasn't expecting Apple to announce a credit card.