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Apple One Just Went Up in Price

burgman said:
Tell me in what universe, other than MR. $22 with unlimited listening and watching in 4K and lossless audio is that a bad deal? Not everyone wants to "own" music and videos. Including sports like F1, Friday night baseball, MLS. All for one large combo fast food drive through cost.
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Respectfully, it’s this mentality that’s gotten us to where we are at and will help that large combo meal bump on up to $44! Yes, Apple is a subscription company now.
 
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Thinking I may forgo the Apple One. I have Music, TV and Arcade. Never us Arcade as they are all kid games. Nothing wrong with kid games but not my cup of tea. I already pay for YouTube Premium so I will just use the included YouTube Music. I use Apple TV and will just pay for that as a stand alone service. Save a few bucks. Also going to end a bunch of Apple Care plans. Time to cut back.
 
triumvirate said:
Respectfully, it’s this mentality that’s gotten us to where we are at and will help that large combo meal bump on up to $44! Yes, Apple is a subscription company now.
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I mean, they said it themselves recently: they see their greatest growth potential (= source of revenue) in services. So of course they're going to increase prices as much as they can and introduce as many new "services" as possible.
 
A lil correction : the price not going up in Mexico today nor it was announced today.
 

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CookeeTim said:
Problem is, that Apple One is a pretty poor bundle, since you are being sold useless things or things that have better alternatives.

iCloud aside (which I think could be argued is the only decent offering in that pack), lets see:

Apple Music ---> alternatives include Spotify, which available in more places, along with Deezer, Pandora, etc. It all depends if you music is there. There's also iTunes for buying instead of "renting". I personally think that Apple Music lacks "features" that at this point should have been implemented long ago.

Fitness+ ---> An excuse of an app/service. Plenty of free options in the Internet which are better and probable more aligned with your goals

Apple TV ---> Unless you absolutely don't stream that much, it is the platform with the least content, someone might argue it has better quality, and for sure, I could give it that, but I'm pretty sure other platforms end up winning in variety alone, since at some point, you will end up having watched most of the stuff it offers.

Arcade ----> Apple and gaming are like water and oil. Kids might like it, but I think money could be better spent on a proper console or PC with actual games, rather than de-monetized mobile games. There's also GamePass if one doesnt wants to "buy" games. It doesnt helps its case that a lot of good games have gotten out of the service, and lately, shovelware has made its way in.

News+ -----> The worst of the bunch. As useless as Fitness+ is, but with the twist that it is a mess to use
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Generally agree. But what other features is Apple Music lacking?
 
turbineseaplane said:
Do you have a limit?

What if it was a $10 hike?
$20?
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$10 would make me wince. $20 would be a no-go, and I would just go back to buying what I needed individually. I do need the iCloud storage and Apple Music (the only music streaming service I'd even consider), and probably Apple TV, though that would probably only be an off and on subscription.

Definitely don't need the rest, but as long as Apple One is a better deal than buying iCloud storage, Apple Music, and Apple TV individually I'll stick with it.
 
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Roy Biggins said:
As someone who moronically built a massive DVD & Blu-ray collection, I feel that. Hardly ever watched any of them either. The one great thing about buying from music/movies/shows from iTunes is not having store all of that stuff in your house. You just have to pay an increased cost every month, as this article states -- and you never truly "own" it or however DRM works.

Evangeline Lilly from Lost had her house burn down...IDK...15-20 years ago. She said it was kinda' freeing to be released from all of her possessions. People went nuts on her and were like, "It must be nice to lose all of your stuff and not care." I assume they meant b/c she was wealthy.

I totally get it though. I always thought that of that stupid show The Biggest Loser. The people would get whisked away to a ranch to work out, starve themselves, and lose weight. It had to be freeing to be away from your job, your house, your stuff, your responsibilities. You know, just focus on one thing. No distractions.

Like Tyler Durden says, "The things you own end up owning you.
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I'm at the point in my life where I'm ready to be rid of all of the stuff I've accumulated over the years and no longer use or need. Even to the point where I don't bother ripping the rest of my CDs because I can just tap them up in Apple Music without getting off of my butt.
 
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onenorth said:
I'm at the point in my life where I'm ready to be rid of all of the stuff I've accumulated over the years and no longer use or need. Even to the point where I don't bother ripping the rest of my CDs because I can just tap them up in Apple Music without getting off of my butt.
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Spot on.

Wherever I'm at (home, driving somewhere, hiking, riding my bike, etc) I have all I can eat music available, across many categories, 24/7.
 
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CookeeTim said:
Fair I guess, but if you house burns down (which I hope never happens and if it does, to be a one time thing), you have more important matters at hand than replacing CDs
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I have insurance to replace the house. (Actually it's a historic house so it can't really be replaced per se, but another house can be built.) All of my stuff will be gone though and that's harder to replace. I just want less stuff in my house. I have an AppleTV, TV, and an iPhone (all easily replaceable) and with those three things alone I have the world of entertainment at my fingers. For $40 a month or whatever other service I want, it's just making my life easier and I place value in that.
 
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Etc_ said:
I mean, they said it themselves recently: they see their greatest growth potential (= source of revenue) in services. So of course they're going to increase prices as much as they can and introduce as many new "services" as possible.
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They did. But they’re only successful as long as people keep paying them to do so.
 
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Its not a matter of if but when if you want more/full features of Apple AI, you will need some sort of Apple subscription.
 
onenorth said:
But I remember spending the same amount of money to purchase one or two compact discs. That was a long time ago. So in that context, things are not that bad? And there are alternatives that are better/worse, more/less expensive.
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It's this reasoning that assures the company that they can continue to increase prices with little if any pushback.
turbineseaplane said:
I would just say that this rationalization will get you endlessly higher prices, forever.

It's interesting to consider. Do you have a breaking point on any of it?
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Precisely, it's this mentality by Apple customers that has aided the company in building a juggernaut.

It's also a reflection of how the Cupertino company has amassed power and control over their flock.
 
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Gonna cancel my Apple TV subscription. Not enough value. I’ll occasionally do a single one month, binge a season of what I want to see, and then stop the subscription.

Good luck, Apple.

-t
 
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I don’t see how any of these are worth even what they were charging. Music is the one that is maybe close but really between CD rips and the handful of other files, that’s fine. The rest never made sense to me.
 
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VolatileRoot said:
Given this price change I’ve instantly cancelled. Google has offered me a great deal for the next 4 years as a student. Apple doesn’t offer anything equivalent, just a discount on their creative apps.

It’s a shame because I enjoy Apple Music, I enjoy iCloud… but I’m drawing my line at raising Apple One above $20/mo when Google is giving me 5TB and YouTube Premium (with YouTube Music) for $9/mo
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That is a very good deal.
 
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