as everyone here said - bundle it with icloud! and it would be great if they would finally up their max plan from 2tbs...
My music is available on all the streaming services. Out of a thousand or so listens (combined over all the services), I've made a whopping $5. I don't think the music industry has to worry about losing money. They're doing just fine.
I have and like Apple Music, zero interest in Apple TV+ so i’m not interested in a combined service. If the cost goes up I will switch to Spotify.
The studios don't get margins based on sales or streams. They got paid upfront from Apple and they probably get a bonus if they hit a certain amount of streams which is why they would only want a bundle. Music label payouts are structured completely different which is why Apple has to renegotiate with them to sell them on bundle pricing.Why would labels or studios eat their margins on Apple's bundle? Details are missing from this clickbait.
So long as you can cancel at anytime, subscriptions are not a bad thing. Are credit cards evil? Not if you understand how to use them and don't get caught paying off interest all the time. They might be a little predatory for ignorant consumers but subscriptions are no different.I saw this too!
Bundles are evil. They try to hook you and reel you in with “promotions”, but in 6 months or whenever, they start jacking up the price. They THINK their content is so wonderful and awe-inspiring that it’ll get you addicted, and that works for a while until you realize that you’re paying $150 a month for their commercials and their lame idealogy.
Keep your liberty. RESIST all subscriptions, especially “The Bundle”.
It only makes sense if you're trying to create a massive selloff of AAPL stock.It makes sense to bundle battery replacement for every iPhone buyer.
Ugh! Ads are the curse of our age. Reasonably priced services is the way to go.If Apple charges combined £3.99 per month, I shall go for it. Othejrse, they should have adverts and make the subscription free, just like YouTube and YouTube music.
I suspect majority of the Apple TV+ subscribers will be getting the first year of Apple TV+ for free. I think the bundle will more in response to tepid Apple News+.Translation: Initial consumer interest in Apple TV+ is tepid at best.
I am not really thrilled with Apple services because of the expense. There is no question that I can afford their offerings, but what is reasonable? Forbes did a dissection of the costs last month:
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Apple’s 6 Consumer Subscription Services Will Cost You $100/month
Did you say SERVICES COMPANY, Mr. Cook?www.forbes.com
I am not paying $100 per month.
Cool you and the 4 other people that do can have a tea party or something. I like magazines too, but I get them from Readly where you get 10 times as many for the same price.I like New
Wrong... I like News+ since I was subscribing to 3 or 4 of those magazine independently.
Hahaha... Have you checked the competition? OneDrive and Google Drive offer you more storage for better pricing plus access to services, real professional software and universal integration with all sorts of devices independent of manufacturer.
OneDrive is 6TB for 9.99 technically, and includes Office.Their pricing is exactly the same: 200GB for $2.99, 2TB for $9.99.
Cool you and the 4 other people that do can have a tea party or something. I like magazines too, but I get them from Readly where you get 10 times as many for the same price.
Agreed. I enjoy Apple Music but have no need for TV or gaming.
If they mess with my standalone music, then hello Spotify.
It's not the the hardware is no longer selling well, it's that people are not upgrading as often as before because the hardware has gotten so good and last longer and advances have plateaued. Subscription services will do just fine IMHO.If Apple hardware is no longer selling well, the subscription service will take a big hit in revenue.
Everytime you buy a new phone you get one year of Apple TV+ for free? So I bought one so I get 1 year free now right? Then, If I buy one next year will I get another year free?
OneDrive is 6TB for 9.99 technically, and includes Office.
It's free because it has nothing to offer anyone. No one anywhere is going to subscribe to only original content. If its a free, they might watch something if they're bored of their other paid content, and might keep it if they find a series they like.I think the "1 year free" promo is just for the initial launch of Apple TV +.
iCloud is on average $36 per year for 250gb of storage. You are either extremely stingy or don't have a job.
Why anyone is NOT using iCloud is completely beyond me if you have multiple apple devices or a family with multiple devices. It's the one NO BRAINER everyone should be taking advantage of.
I thought iTunes Match was included if you got the full Apple Music.I'd like to see them bury iTunes Match in there somewhere too.