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How to Cancel Your Apple TV+ or Apple One Subscription
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It’s not all about low income families not affording it. its about percived value and that is different for everyone Including rich folks.
At the moment, the only thing I have is Directv Stream and cell phone bill. I rarely watch Directv Stream. Most of the time I am watching tv shows and movies off my server. I am getting close to a 30TB catalog which isn't bad, in my opinion.
Absolutely. I can easily afford the new rates but, for the amount of use, the price increase doesn't make sense for me.
Cord cutters need to subscribe to all (or most) of these?
You may be onto something, though. I might cancel AppleOne and watch Uber Eats instead. It can be quite suspenseful, and usually has a satisfying finale.
Of the 22 (not 36) listed, I currently pay for:
AppleTV+ - which I have never used and will end when my Apple One Premier expires in a couple weeks.
YouTube Premium - which is all I need in my life.
Verizon - cell phone plan only.
That is a total of 3 (which really will be 2 moving forward) for me, personally. I don't need or want any of the others.
It's like you watched 13 series which you didn't like including some which hasn't been released yet.
Apple's able to keep product prices constant because NAND/memory prices have been on the decline for the past couple years now. So even if other costs (e.g. TSMC chip manufacturing) go up, they make up the difference by not passing on the savings from decline NAND/memory chip prices.
SSD Upgraders Take Note, Analysts Expect up to 13% Price Drop During Q3
This is on top of the previous quarter's up to 20% decline.www.tomshardware.com
Memory chip prices expected to remain in freefall through the first half of 2023
In the trailing three-month period (October-December 2022), DRAM and NAND flash prices dipped 23 percent and 28 percent, TrendForce said.www.techspot.com
TrendForce: NAND flash prices to drop by 15-20% in Q4
TrendForce: Hope for cheaper consumer SSDs intensifieswww.theregister.com
Memory chip prices are falling fast and will likely go much lower, analyst warns - SiliconANGLE
Memory chip prices are falling fast and will likely go much lower, analyst warns - SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com
That has allowed Apple to grow their margins. Their overall gross margins have gone from upper 30 percentage range to low-to-mid 40 percentage range.
Q3 2023: 44.5%
Q2 2023: 44.3%
Q1 2023: 42.95%
Q4 2022: 42.3%
Q3 2022: 43.26%
Q2 2022: 43.7%
Q1 2022: 43.8%
Q4 2021: 42.2%
Q3 2021: 43.3%
Q2 2021: 42.5%
Q1 2021: 39.8%
Q4 2020: 38.2%
Q3 2020: 38.0%
Q2 2020: 38.4%
Q1 2020: 38.4%
Q4 2019: 38.0%
Q3 2019: 37.6%
Q2 2019: 37.6%
Q1 2019: 38.0%
You're including services which has a huge gross margin.
For hardware it was 35.4% in Q3 2023.
Few, if any, people are going to subscribe to 36 different services just as few, if any, people do or used to subscribe to the hundreds of newspapers and magazines that have been available. According to some sources, the average person subscribes to less than 5 streaming services at a time.
Also, there are still a variety of different premium streaming services available for under $9.99/month as well as various ad-supported options from services like Disney+, Hulu and Netflix for under $9.99/month. There is the "free" stuff as well.
Adjusting for inflation, today's streaming services can still be a lot cheaper than what premium channels like HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, Disney, etc. cost decades ago.
I don't think that was their point at all. Apple TV+ is a discretionary/non-essential purchase. There are several streaming services that offer free content for those on a tight budget looking for entertainment. Whether or not to subscribe to a premium streaming service should be a "worth or value for the money" question, not an "affordability" question. "Low income" people also deserve to enjoy a steak every once in a while but does that mean chains like Morton's, Ruth's Chris, etc. should reduce their prices?
As far as premium streaming services go, TV+ is still priced at the lower end even with the latest price increase. The reality of life is that not everything should be or is meant to "affordable" for everybody.
Spot-on.
And the price increase of 8.3 cents per day for most people who are already subscribers will be in the noise.
I think a lot of the faux outrage by many here boils down to being just another opportunity to take a swing at Apple. It's a tradition here and helps people feel better.
Cordcutter here b/c I prefer the freedom of choosing from an ala carte menu and switching out as needed.
I currently have 4 off your list with Hulu & Disney+ (no ads) for $4.99 together, thanks to a lovely Black Friday full year deal. My Max is paid for but not on my dime.
When my current monthly AppleTV+ runs out, I'll cancel & then re-up for a month to binge when there's something I want to see. I don't need an annual ATV+ at the new prices.
Exactly. My favorite rich people are the ones who won't pay for things just because they can afford them
Cancelled News+. If I actually had time to read the magazines, it would still be worth the cost -- but the News part is all I have been using, and it just isn't worth the price. You pay 12.99 a month and still half the links go to paywalls? No, just no.
I will keep TV+ for now. Apple has produced some good original content, and (as long as that continues) I think it is worth the 9.99 price.
I will keep TV+ for now. Apple has produced some good original content, and (as long as that continues) I think it is worth the 9.99 price.
I just canceled my Apple one plan at $32. It will take effect Nov 22. What will happen to my iCloud 2GB plan?
it will be canceled unless you selected the "Choose individual services" and then chose to keep the 2GB plan
How long do you get between cancelling and everything being cut off - specifically iCloud Photos and iCloud Drive?
My current billing date is the 26th, which is right before I get paid. Would rather have everything go out on the 1st of the month.
If I cancel on 26th (Monday) and re-sub on the 1st (Sunday) do I get a grace period before all my files are deleted?
Obviously I won’t be able to use Apple Music etc during this time.
My current billing date is the 26th, which is right before I get paid. Would rather have everything go out on the 1st of the month.
If I cancel on 26th (Monday) and re-sub on the 1st (Sunday) do I get a grace period before all my files are deleted?
Obviously I won’t be able to use Apple Music etc during this time.
I wouldn’t risk it with your photos but we cancelled our Apple one recently and Apple Music worked for a week after it ended.
Other times it has ended on correct day it said.
I have cancelled most of the subscriptions, one that I kept is Apple TV, but thinking of canceling that as well for a few months to let new shows and episodes pile up. We are in a culture That is nickel and dimeing us to death.
Ha i do that and to be honest it’s only me watches it all however I’m in the middle of my cancellation period and my wife has just gone mad because. I cancelled and there is now something she wants to watch! Apparently i should have asked her opinion before i cancelled it! Which I would but she NEVER watches it
Im being stupid… there’s nothing to stop me buying the iCloud storage separately for a month while I switch over 🤦🏻♂️