Much like political topics require 100 posts in order to comment, topics like this should be restricted to adults or people that have learned to read!
But seriously, why do so many people feel so compelled to presume that onky things of interest to them could be of interest to other people.
What percentage of the $4.995 per subscriber would go to NYT though?
dude before you do “Clearly “a flop”.
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While it lacks the kind of polish I’d expect from Apple, the value is undeniable and it’s already become a part of my routine. Rather than browse for news on multiple sites, I pull up Apple News periodically and see what’s new from all my favourite sources in that one spot. The notifications on my Apple Watch are pretty great too.
I’ve also spent a lot time browsing through magazines like I would a paper mag, page by page, appreciating the graphic layout and even the ads (magazine advertising is truly an art form). I really think that Apple has a chance to revolutionize how we consume digital “print” publishing.
The app needs some work, however. Apple News+ feels bolted on, disconnected from the rest of the app. Certain important features are missing like saving a magazine article to read later like can be done in articles elsewhere in the app. There are also a bunch of bugs with downloaded magazines disappearing and not showing in “My Magazines” unless I actually start reading it.
” remember,they signed for a FREE TRIAL.
I think that 80% will convert their free trial over to a paid subscription. Apple has many hardcore customers who will buy things they didn't realized they "needed" until Apple told them.
Actually I believe the correct Apple-hate term to use is “greedy”.
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Apple really should “tell” their 1.3 billion non-Mac device owners to buy a Mac. Maybe then they’d be able to sell 20 million units this year.I think that 80% will convert their free trial over to a paid subscription. Apple has many hardcore customers who will buy things they didn't realized they "needed" until Apple told them.
I didn't think that digital purchases from iTunes for movies would be successful (especially since the prices are more than what I can buy the physical media copies for) and yet it is. Same with Apple Music.
News+ will be no different.
Doesn’t it bother you that the service was announced it without the polish being there? I mean Kason Snell said he hopes the app gets a redesign at WWDC. I don’t think it’s a good look that Apple releases something and the first response from people is they can’t wait for a redesign. I agree with MG Siegler’s post below. It was a mistake for Apple to have one event all around services. They should have split them up and announced with hardware releases or maybe at WWDC. Apple Arcade (and possibly Apple Card) could easily have been saved for WWDC and the TV stuff could have been saved for the iPhone event this fall. Most importantly this stuff should be announced when it’s ready for prime time which most of this stuff is not.Clearly “a flop”.
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While it lacks the kind of polish I’d expect from Apple, the value is undeniable and it’s already become a part of my routine. Rather than browse for news on multiple sites, I pull up Apple News periodically and see what’s new from all my favourite sources in that one spot. The notifications on my Apple Watch are pretty great too.
I’ve also spent a lot time browsing through magazines like I would a paper mag, page by page, appreciating the graphic layout and even the ads (magazine advertising is truly an art form). I really think that Apple has a chance to revolutionize how we consume digital “print” publishing.
The app needs some work, however. Apple News+ feels bolted on, disconnected from the rest of the app. Certain important features are missing like saving a magazine article to read later like can be done in articles elsewhere in the app. There are also a bunch of bugs with downloaded magazines disappearing and not showing in “My Magazines” unless I actually start reading it.
I guess I missed the big success that was Newsstand.
We'll circle back to this comment in a year. I guarantee you the future of news is digital. Magazines, newspapers, etc will all eventually end being completely digital. Very similar to what iTunes did to the CD and what Apple Music & Spotify did to iTunes purchases. The supply came first and the demand caught up.
