6. "apple tv+ was a subtle version of this imo." In response to In response to 3
when that dropped...nobody (regular folks) was really talking about any of their shows (even tho it was free for a lot of people)...and yet nobody reported about how it failed to catch on like they thought it would. and its shows got regularly listed on those 'best shows to stream right now' type lists on entertainment/lifestyle sites like 'you should really check out apple tv+ right now just for this show alone!'.
but quibi is on a whole nother level. this is the john carter of streaming sites. and its not getting absolutely demolished like it should be.
i just remember these outlets burying tidal in non stop bad press for like a year. making scandals out of every little hiccup and inventing atrocities where none existed. and tidal was a useful service on a perfectly fine tech platform with exclusive content that people had an actual demand for.