Even if you only read the Wall Street Journal and one or two other publications, you'd already be coming out ahead with News+ vs. individual subscriptions. The New Yorker alone costs $100/year for a digital subscription. It's not at all hard to make the math work if you read much.
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Apple Music Android Code Confirms 'Apple One' Subscription Bundle
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Even if you only read the Wall Street Journal and one or two other publications, you'd already be coming out ahead with News+ vs. individual subscriptions. The New Yorker alone costs $100/year for a digital subscription. It's not at all hard to make the math work if you read much.
Ummmm. To attract the people who aren't buying it?
And why do people keep alleging that TV and News aren't selling well? Did I miss an official press release from Apple? What does not selling well even mean? That only 150 million of the 1.7 billion iOS users on the planet subscribe to one of the two?
Whatever.
Nope. Apple has to push a not-very-much-used product somehow 😂
Seriously, though, at some point ALL the news sites online will have paywalls and then Apple News might seem like a good idea. I just looked at WSJ and a digital access only is $19.50 a monthI can't remember but doesn't Apple News only have "some" of the articles and not ALL?
There is a Chrome/Firefox plug-in called "Bypass Paywalls" available on Github. You can read almost all mainstream news site with a paywall for free.
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Music is great - the future I always wanted. Millions of songs a moment's notice away. Google Play and Spotify are equally great.
Apple TV is awful and not worth anything at all. It's a symptom of how bad things are since the demise of the video store. Streaming's a great solution but content is an ever-growing problem split across potentially dozens of services.
News+ is a model that I can see no benefit in.
Bundle hardware, bundle iCloud but this bundle is useless.
Apple TV is awful and not worth anything at all. It's a symptom of how bad things are since the demise of the video store. Streaming's a great solution but content is an ever-growing problem split across potentially dozens of services.
News+ is a model that I can see no benefit in.
Bundle hardware, bundle iCloud but this bundle is useless.
1. you have it exactly right. Why pay double when you can pay one time for your whole family.
2. Yes, the 2 services are overlapped. With Apple Music you can upload your existing library to the cloud and listen to it anywhere, just like iTunes Match.
The name seems like a bit of a faux pas though, right?
Google One is already a thing, do Apple really want to follow a naming convention that tells you precisely nothing about the product in question?
Google One is already a thing, do Apple really want to follow a naming convention that tells you precisely nothing about the product in question?
Apple is rumored to be working on a subscription services bundle called "Apple One," which could see a launch in the near future, according to code found in the Android version of Apple Music by 9to5Google.
Signs of an "Apple One" bundle were found in the 3.4.0 beta of Apple Music for Android, confirming that Apple Music will be one component of the services bundle. From the Android app code: There is wording that indicates customers who upgrade to Apple One will not be double charged for Apple Music, and that the Apple One subscription will be able to be managed on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac.
No other information about the Apple One service was located in the Android version of Apple Music, but the original rumor, from Bloomberg, suggested that the bundled service is set to launch in October, likely alongside the iPhone.
Apple is actually planning for several Apple One bundle tiers. A basic package is expected to offer Apple Music and Apple TV+, while a second tier will also include Apple Arcade. A third bundle tier will include all of the aforementioned services along with Apple News+.
There will also be a higher-end tier that includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, and iCloud storage, and there may also be a new fitness-oriented service that offers virtual fitness classes.
There is no word on bundle pricing yet, but the bundles are expected to offer savings over purchasing each subscription service separately. Bundle pricing could save customers from $2 to more than $5 a month depending on the bundle.
Article Link: Apple Music Android Code Confirms 'Apple One' Subscription Bundle
Just don’t let Apple Music scan your entire library and you will have no issue. If you want to upload some albums to the cloud, do it individually.
Yep. Apple Music are both music subscription service AND your own library. You can upload any of your music to the cloud whether it’s rare to find album, bootleggings, mixed tapes, rare concerts etc. this is where Apple Music Trump Spotify.
Playing on Apple TV you should use game controller if you have one. The Apple TV supports it. Apple Arcade supports it.
I will be sold too. Currently I am subscribing iCloud Storage at $2.99. I will be sold as long as the bundle include Apple Music and Family iCloud Storage at $10.00
Currently paying £17.50 for my apple services for the family, so there had be a good incentive for me to bundle.
I tried News+ on a whim and I really like it. It has become a daily ritual for me to scan the news feeds including my local major newspaper. Evenings I eschew tv for an hour and listen to music while browsing my favorite magazines. And yes, the magazine selection is huge including Time, Nat Geo, plus many specific interest mags. Yes, you can get a lot of the content on line but I am old school and getting a regular monthly collection from these various sources aka a magazine is a nice thing.
You already pay for what you want so bundling is a way of getting you to pay for things you’re not fussed for under the guise you’re getting a good deal.
we’re on family plan Apple Music and the biggest cloud package so that’s £15 plus £7
Other stuff not paid for : arcade £5, TV £5 and news £10
so the way to sucker me in would be to offer those for £10 (ie half price stuff I decided I didn’t need)
that adds up to £32.
that’s not a round number, so my guess is they’ll knock £2 off and call it £30 the lot.
Even though I don’t play games much, watch/read the news less than ever and watch TV less than previous I will of course be that sucker and I will pay.
we’re on family plan Apple Music and the biggest cloud package so that’s £15 plus £7
Other stuff not paid for : arcade £5, TV £5 and news £10
so the way to sucker me in would be to offer those for £10 (ie half price stuff I decided I didn’t need)
that adds up to £32.
that’s not a round number, so my guess is they’ll knock £2 off and call it £30 the lot.
Even though I don’t play games much, watch/read the news less than ever and watch TV less than previous I will of course be that sucker and I will pay.
Ya, and if someone pulled up to my house and offered me a free iPhone I wouldn’t say no either.
I use apple music on android and the app is so much better than in the early days. Works pretty well now.
Apple is rumored to be working on a subscription services bundle called "Apple One," which could see a launch in the near future, according to code found in the Android version of Apple Music by 9to5Google.
Signs of an "Apple One" bundle were found in the 3.4.0 beta of Apple Music for Android, confirming that Apple Music will be one component of the services bundle. From the Android app code: There is wording that indicates customers who upgrade to Apple One will not be double charged for Apple Music, and that the Apple One subscription will be able to be managed on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac.
No other information about the Apple One service was located in the Android version of Apple Music, but the original rumor, from Bloomberg, suggested that the bundled service is set to launch in October, likely alongside the iPhone.
Apple is actually planning for several Apple One bundle tiers. A basic package is expected to offer Apple Music and Apple TV+, while a second tier will also include Apple Arcade. A third bundle tier will include all of the aforementioned services along with Apple News+.
There will also be a higher-end tier that includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, and iCloud storage, and there may also be a new fitness-oriented service that offers virtual fitness classes.
There is no word on bundle pricing yet, but the bundles are expected to offer savings over purchasing each subscription service separately. Bundle pricing could save customers from $2 to more than $5 a month depending on the bundle.
Article Link: Apple Music Android Code Confirms 'Apple One' Subscription Bundle
Ooooooh you got me. ⭐ nice one. 😂
Relax, it's an opinion based on my perception that is shared by others (according to this thread), and it was turned into a light joke (which was highlighted by the fact that the next thing I typed was "Seriously, though".
I'm sorry your products aren't selling well, though 😂
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I had an iTunes Match subscription before I had an Apple Music subscription. I am not sure why you mention charity, I am not asking Apple to give me something for free. I am saying as iTunes Match is incorporated into Apple Music, I should have been made aware of this when I started my subscription to Apple Music.