Alison Herman, The Ringer:

Apple TV+ was always bound to be a fraught enterprise, bringing a computer manufacturer into an industry outside its core skill set and awash with other well-funded bids for viewers’ attention. Its history to date has borne that difficulty out, culminating in the recently reported suspension of sprawling page-to-screen project Shantaram. This is a guide to Apple’s bumps in the road, which began well before TV+ actually made it to our living rooms.

This is not an article trolling Apple TV+ shows. Instead, it’s a look at some of the setbacks Apple has faced rolling into this new market.

Is this sort of thing par-for-the-course in the TV/movie/streaming industry? Typical for a rookie in this space? Or has Apple had it rougher than most?