I’ll do it under condition. To read the manipulative garbage put out by the six people that own ALL mass media in the US I’ll require $10,000 per hour.
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Best Buy Offering Four Months of Apple News+ at No Cost for New Subscribers
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I’ll do it under condition. To read the manipulative garbage put out by the six people that own ALL mass media in the US I’ll require $10,000 per hour.
Someone who may prefer a curated style? But if you don't like it, why can't you just scroll past rather than question what people want or shouldn't want?
Most of that 'free' content you're getting comes at a cost. Sometimes it's ads, sometimes it's tracking and selling your data, etc. It feels free, but it isn't. (And if like me, you use an adblocker, then you're effectively stealing the content).
So - I don't think Apple has made a bad decision. They're just trying to create a revenue model for print so that these media outlets can stay alive. If it all goes to ad supported, then we'll get news that just tries to sell to us, and that affects how editors and journalists write their content. (Ever notice how articles are stuffed with links and reviews to affiliate links etc.?)
My main issue with Apple News Plus is that it sucks. It's hard to navigate and mixes paid content with other stuff so it's frustrating. I'll give it another shot with this (because I want to pay for quality news). I use and pay for Readly, and subscribe to 3 print/online newspapers, so I want this to work.
I’ll give it another try. I didn’t find any value in it for me the first time, but 3 months is a longer window to try it out. I’ve got a reminder set to cancel in October.
Think they get cut of subscription. Just like O365 if you sign up thru BB. Apple must be trying to get new subscribers how ever they can now.
Free news can be worth what you paid for it (or sometimes even less).
Apple's biggest mistake was thinking "Magazines = News". There was plenty of good non-news content on Next Issue that made it great value at $10/month, but all anyone can see is $10/month for a limited amount of outdated news.
The product is horribly marketed, nobody knows what it is or why they'd pay for it. And the interface is so twisted to this idiotic "News" model, that it's hard to even access the actual magazine content in a decent way. Apple doesn't even know what the magazine product is, how can their customers possibly be expected to?
The product is horribly marketed, nobody knows what it is or why they'd pay for it. And the interface is so twisted to this idiotic "News" model, that it's hard to even access the actual magazine content in a decent way. Apple doesn't even know what the magazine product is, how can their customers possibly be expected to?
It's way too expensive for what it offers, no thanks. I might pay a couple of bucks a month, but really why bother when other News apps are just as good? I'm also boycotting it due to Apple's incessant need to put News+ stories in my feed which I always mistakenly click on, like really Apple you need to try to trick me into subscribing?
You're not "stealing" the content by using an adblocker, if that was the case then there would be a lot of lawsuits out there. I don't disagree that the business model is to track and sell your data though. Also agree that News+ sucks, it's way overpriced for what it offers.
I think these all get added in the iTunes on a connected IOS device, mine just spawned the apple news subscription page of the apple news app. I had to copy and past the code (from the Best Buy email) but then it attached to my iTunes subscription account .. even though technically the iTunes and app Store and Best Buy email addresses are different. It now shows up in my subscriptions as expires 10/15/20
Did the same. Tried the service then cancelled before billing started. I was hoping it would give me access to WSJ and NYT articles so I could stop paying for them individually. Was sadly disappointed. Apple News scraped a couple of headline stories but not the full access I was hoping for. Apple needs to get out of the news business as they can’t compete with dedicated/free services.
I think folks have bad experiences cancelling other services and assume it's a big hassle. With subscriptions through Apple, you just click a button.
I'm going to try out this trial. I normally don't read enough news to warrant paying for it, but we're going into election season and I would rather read from publications than Twitter memelords.
Apple News + has a long way to go before I would consider subscribing. I get the news and stories I want via RSS feeds on my iPhone, iPad Pro, and Apple Watch without ads.
I used to *love* apple news, but since they've destroyed the app with constant hidden paywalls I've basically stopped using it. Half the time you see an interesting headline in the widget or scrolling through the app - with no indication that it's premium content, you click on the article and it's begging for another $10/month.
I have enough subscriptions, and especially enough subscriptions going to apple - between iCloud storage, apple music, and applecare, they're getting enough of my money every month. I can get articles pushed to me for *free* by having a twitter account subscribed to news outlets I trust, and a reddit account involved in just a few subreddits. That's enough for me!