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Hat tip to Cook recognizing the saturation of computer purchases with slower growth and diversifying into services years ago. Smart move.
 
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860 million users have taken 8 photos and 10 minutes of video, and they’re tired of being nagged about storage space.

Seriously? You really believe that's the extent of Apple services? And people not having any agency succumb to Apple?

How about the millions of people finding good value with Apple Music or Apple TV, just to name two services.
 
No one intentionally has a paid Apple News subscription.

This is exactly why offers and bundles like Apple One exist - to package several popular services along with an underperforming service to prop up its numbers.
Not true, for me at least. I subscribed US Apple One Premium just for the sake of getting Apple News. Sure, it needs improvement, but Apple News+ is not a complete trash.
 
No one intentionally has a paid Apple News subscription.

I do. I thought for a long time that I wouldn't, but it seemed like a reasonable way to get to Wall Street Journal content that's otherwise paywalled and to see what else gets mixed in. It's not great, but for what I want it for (secondary access to a bunch of sources I wouldn't pay for individually) it's not bad.

I wish my ad blockers worked with News+ though... I suspect that's part of the reason so many publishers are willing to bundle together-- they're probably getting a cut of the ad revenue.
 
I think that individually the services make you feel “nickel and dimed” but collectively with Apple One it’s a solid deal you’re getting.
 
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