breakupwithyour.tv

Consumer and social

petition site

SHOW HN2012

14points
9comments
#1,119of 1,677 in 2012
Top 67%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.

Idea: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

Objections

  • Links mainly to Apple/iTunes products, excluding non-Apple users

    From 2 comments
    • Add other options besides products only available on iTunes - not everyone uses all of the Apple suite of products.
      elliottcarlson on HN
    • I'd never heard of any of the "plenty of choices"... probably because I don't have an iWhateverYouHave (are they for the Apple TV or phone?). Dropping my cable service provider…
      dangrossman on HN
  • Maker is author of a video app being promoted, seen as a hidden marketing campaign

    From 2 comments
    • I'd never heard of any of the "plenty of choices"... probably because I don't have an iWhateverYouHave (are they for the Apple TV or phone?). Dropping my cable service provider…
      dangrossman on HN
    • This guy is the author to one of those apps. If you're going to run a weird marketing campaign where you have people break up with their tvs, instead of cutting cable, but then…
      mstefanko on HN
  • Breaking up with TV misses the point; people like their TV, cable is the issue

    From 1 comment
    • I'd never heard of any of the "plenty of choices"... probably because I don't have an iWhateverYouHave (are they for the Apple TV or phone?). Dropping my cable service provider…
      dangrossman on HN

Requests

  • Add non-Apple options to the list

    From 1 comment
    • Add other options besides products only available on iTunes - not everyone uses all of the Apple suite of products.
      elliottcarlson on HN

Questions

  • Why are URL shorteners used in links?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Netflix, YouTube and Amazon VOD used instead of cable TV

    From 1 comment
    • I'd never heard of any of the "plenty of choices"... probably because I don't have an iWhateverYouHave (are they for the Apple TV or phone?). Dropping my cable service provider…
      dangrossman on HN
  • iTunes for buying TV shows

    From 1 comment
    • When I'm not watching TV, I'm coding, reading a book, or listening to a quality podcast. I virtually never watch TV. I do watch The Walking Dead, but I get it off of iTunes as…
      runjake on HN

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