Are Netflix and Disney+ Really Beating HBO Max and Apple TV?

Are Netflix and Disney+ Really Beating HBO Max and Apple TV? Disney and Netflix have been posting record-breaking numbers in their streaming uptake. They and Amazon Prime are the frontrunners in the streaming wars. The other players—Peacock, HBO Max, Apple TV, CBS, etc.—are not seen as frontrunners, at least not yet. The Financial Times has a couple of articles on this. There’s been a lot of press about how Disney+ and Netflix are winning while HBO Max is losing. But if you think about this carefully, I don't think HBO Max is losing because they aren’t trying to do the same thing Netflix and Disney+ are doing. HBO Max and Apple TV need to be measured separately with separate metrics. [bctt tweet="I don't think HBO Max is losing because they aren’t trying to do the same thing Netflix and Disney+ are doing. HBO Max and Apple TV need to be measured separately with separate metrics." username=""] If someone goes to university, gets average grades, and ends up with an average job, you could call them a failure—but they’re only a failure relative to what they wanted to achieve. If they accomplished more than what they wanted to achieve, are they a failure or a success?…