Same, but my wife and one of my daughters….. they always get it. Their ability to destroy phone is really baffling.
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Apple Raises Monthly AppleCare+ Subscription Price for All iPhones
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HobeSoundDarryl
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Usually, these red background-white logo threads are about Netflix raising prices... then populated with 200-400 posts ranting, raving and swearing they are quitting Netflix immediately (but also for about the ninth time 🤪 ).
Here's a red background-white logo thread with Apple raising prices: I wonder* if the sentiment will be the same???
*I don't really wonder. Rhetorical question aiming for a giggle.
Here's a red background-white logo thread with Apple raising prices: I wonder* if the sentiment will be the same???
*I don't really wonder. Rhetorical question aiming for a giggle.
Maybe go without and ask them to be more kind to their devices and take a bit more care?
I've noticed we tend to value things more when they don't just get replaced over and over again with little to no repercussions
While 50 cents isn’t going to break the bank, we know this is easy money for Apple. Though I always get AC+ on my iPhone and Apple Watch, I always have credit in my Apple account via GC’s I receive throughout the year. But the simplicity of getting your device replaced under AC+ is the reason why I continue to keep it.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
He may be buying it for his own safety: the wife & daughters may kill him if they don't get "the precious" replaced ASAP.
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Exactly this.
I have AppleCare + on both iPhone and Watch… because, well, accidents happen. It's not money I cry about.
But it is easy money for Apple, Inc. And I have to wonder what motivates this… they are not cash strapped. Sure they'll have to make up for the loss of that sweet, sweet Google cash, somehow, but 50c a pop?
Money, money, money, more, more, more 💰💰💰💰
Timmy, 2018—
I think the MR faithful will survive the price increase.
I think those will happily pay more to see Apple taking in more profit.
Nearly eliminating the two-year purchase option, and fully eliminating it as a post-purchase option on the device, seems uncharacteristically hostile for Apple.
New times call for new methods to keep squeezing out growth
Expect more of this in the years ahead
More and more squeezing juice from the existing lemons
You mean "Apple has not raised the prices of AppleCare+ subscription plans for the iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch yet."
Give them time. It's inevitable.
Never needed AppleCare for any of my Apple devices and I have been a customer for 30+ years. The one time I did use it my credit card insurance covered the screen repair 100%.
The cases I purchase for my iPhones and iPads and at times a screen protector all cost under $30 or less when I get a new iPhone. AppleCare is a complete ripoff and I don’t baby my devices either.
Apple needs new leadership. They are in another Spindler era.
How does one expect another profitable financial quarter? Honestly most people don’t require AppleCare, many credit cards offer this insurance for free. It’s not like your Apple device that you are using daily is going up in value, I really don’t understand the logic behind this. It makes sense to have insurance on your house because it goes up in value it makes sense to have auto insurance so you are covered in the event of being sued but for an Apple device; nope.
I agree with you, but it seems that Apple has figured out they can just keep turning the screws on their customers and it keeps working!
I’m just curious as to how many people purchase AppleCare+? I’ve been using Apple products since 2007, and have never purchased Apple Care+. No issues with products either that weren’t resolved at no cost.
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What motivates this? Cost of doing business.
My car insurance went up by something like $30 per month. I have not had a claim against it in well over 5 years.what motivated the insurance company to raise my premium? Cost of doing business.
For car insurance I get competitive quotes every year or 2. For AC+ I make a conscious decision whether I get it or not.
Just like all the streaming services, your insurance companies, your service department at your cars dealership, your grocery store and and and.
They all turn the screws on their customers for no reason…
Is that even allowed? I am sure people need to be informed by email with an option to agree or otherwise it will automatically be cancelled. At least in the EU
I am. I've said it a million times that AC+ should be completely free on all devices as a way for Apple to give back to the people who have made it the giant that it is today but they are greedy beyond comprehension. So much so that governments have to actually step in to get them to EVER do the right thing.
The company is a shell of what it was 20 years ago and it's been sad to witness, especially over the past few years.
Been there for several years.
A multi billion dollar company milking an extra 50¢ per AppleCare subscriber. Nice.👌