We've shared our moans and groans about the iPad not having Flash, but apparently Hulu and Apple aren't done talking yet. According to Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital, mainly sources are claiming, "The most likely scenario is one where access to Hulu on the iPad comes as part of a subscription package." Hmm.. paid subscription, eh? We'll have to think about that one...
We like the idea of getting services we love playing nice with devices of the future, but having to cough up cash to continue watching ads anyway - we're not too sure how comfortable we feel with that.
While this would ultimately benefit both iPad owners, Hulu's supported networks, and Hulu lovers alike, users are ultimately smart people who aren't willing to dill out cash left and right for the same service on a different device. This is how DRM got driven into the ground and we highly doubt it'll work well on services.
Lastly, the report ends with the bad news, stating Hulu would be unlikely to make it on the iPad before the device reaches consumers later next month. Bummer.
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Comments (5)
If it comes without ads then it is like renting the tvshows/movies. But if it still has ads then I'm going to have to hope it is a very minor amount like $6 a year or something. Ads revenue makes me a sad cookie. I'm happy to pay for stuff but then don't bog me down with ads. I'm paying in part so I don't have to waste time on those ads.
Why should I pay for watching TV on my computer and what will happen when the ISPs start to charge us all per downloaded gigabyte? Should I first pay Apple, then a subscription and then an arm and a leg to my ISP for the downloading on top of it all? Sounds like pipedreams to me. If that is their idea, well, I know some things I'd rather spend my money on in that case.
@loudlyquiet Yeah. I'd love it if they'd stop embedding trailers on Blu-rays and DVDs as well. I can watch those on Apple.com if I wanted to.
the days of free media via internet are coming to an end... grumble all you want but get used to it. everyone thought the paying for music was never going to take off when you could get it for free from napster.... fast forward to today. while a minority still swaps free music the vast majority actually pays for it.... soon youtube will have to start paying royalties to the people that post, and, since every rerun on TV pays royalties to the actors in the shows being re-broadcast, what makes you think they won't demand payment for their work being distributed via the net? it's not a matter of IF we'll end up paying for all net media, it's a question of WHEN.
I'm not sure why people are upset by the idea of having to pay for content. Folks already shell out $50 a month or more for basic cable, which these days is a collection of 200 channels playing reruns and showing 20 minutes of commercials every hour.
I dropped cable a couple of years ago, and just download the shows I want off of Hulu or iTunes. Since I watched very little television to begin with, this has saved me several hundred dollars over a couple of years.