On the plus side it did help me decide that I can cut that out of my budget entirely. So in the end it saved me money. Thanks Apple!
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On the plus side it did help me decide that I can cut that out of my budget entirely. So in the end it saved me money. Thanks Apple!
Apple has done this for as long as I can remember. Easily back before the Intel transition at the very least. The base model never had quite enough RAM or storage or both, and the only option was to quadruple it. They have always very deliberately not offered a sweet spot option.
Yes everything is rising especially needs, so even $1/h isn't evne close to breaking even.
I just hope the Discovery merger doesn’t mess it up. But it survived AT&T (barely), so hopefully it can’t be any worse than that.
It's anecdotal, but FWIW, the people I've known who are voicing their concerns about upped sub costs have long stopped buying coffee at Starbucks or any other coffee shop.
Some are cozy but also quite hooked into the Apple ecosystem. As creatures of comfort, I can't say I blame them. However, major shake ups would truly test those "loyalties" (like with the CASM situation, and Apple's talks of putting more ads in their services). FWIW, I think we have a solid # of people who did quit.
Hmm... I have a browser plug-in that injects HTML into Amazon product pages listing how much the 3rd party seller or product listing is trusted.
We should make a browser plug-in that tells people how likely their Apple product is to be e-waste on the day its purchased due to Apple cutting back ram or storage or something else to what should be an unacceptable level....
It's not that your specific money is going to them. Money is fungible.
It's that all companies (tech companies, grocery stores, public transportation, consumer goods manufacturers, etc) are experiencing the consequences of inflation.
Higher prices for materials that go into making products, higher shipping rates, higher services (utilities, building leases, fees, etc), and many other things including employee raises and increased costs for employee benefits.
All of that eventually gets passed on to the consumer. Apple is certainly not exempt from that.
There is no such guarantee. Apple raises the prices and it goes into the coffers to be used as needed.(“fungible”)
You are giving them a $1 a month raise if you cintunue to opt-in to their services.
Everybody has a price to value ratio. Glad you are voting with your $$$ as I am as I find those services worthwhile.
I’ll be the first or second to download this from your website.
Amazon Prime was one I cancelled a few months back. It can be uneasy, and even scary being without it b/c you're just used to having it, but I can say haven't really missed it thus far. I used it for shipping and Prime Video. For shipping, I'll miss getting my stuff 3 to 6 days sooner, but it's something I can plan ahead. Plus, having $150 a year (after taxes) back in my pocket has been nice (it easily offsets the cost of other streaming services). You can still get free shipping if you combine your orders to $25+. Otherwise, I'm noticing that stuff is about the same price (give or take) on Ebay, or directly from sellers' sites, even after you add in S&H. Prime Video wasn't too shabby, but if I return, it'll be b/c they gave me a "come back" free trial, or sub to just Prime Video for $9 a month instead of $15 a month.
For #1, does Apple Music not work well enough through a website? Any specific reason you'd want an app for that? (I'm still in the line of thinking that "apps" are more so for mobile/tablets, but I have used specific software programs on desktop before)From $2-10/month more for Apple Music and meanwhile:
1. STILL no real "Apple Music" client for Windows
2. No direct integration between the majority of streaming hardware solutions (other than Sonos) and Apple Music (Airplay does NOT count) due to lack of an API
Yikes! Good that you're culling your subs! Dunno about a couple of them, but the rest can add up to $70 per month! A major issue with ss is time being the bottleneck (although I can stand to save the $$ as well). I've since been rotating them, with the only exception is if there are major discounts that I need to take advantage of then. I know some who have whole families or otherwise roommates. It makes more sense for them to pile on ss for variety.
Yeah, the Crunchyroll pricing is a big shock compared to Funimation. Don’t know when Sony is planning on sunsetting the service, but I’ll give it one more year before I can it. I hope I can keep my grandfather plan for one more charge
I’m fairly price insensitive and like having my options. That’s why I dropped Sam’s and BJs and joined prime and Costco. I speak with my wallet by buying what I want and enjoy and not buying what I don’t.
They might get me back with Apple Music since they know my music tastes since the iPod days. I already have an annual subscription to Fitness+, and maybe when Severance season 2 comes out I'll pick up TV+ again (probably annually.) And there's not much choice but to buy some iCloud storage.
The one thing they won't get is more for Apple One, because every service that's worthwhile is cheaper to subscribe annually (except iCloud ugh) individually. There are even promos that only apply to individual memberships and not Apple One. Apple has really screwed up Apple One, and it's apparent its only reason for existing right now is to prop up Arcade and News and to a lesser extent TV+.
There are some posts stating that they feel better knowing the $$ is going towards Apple's employees. This indeed is hardly just Apple, so we'd apply the same thing to other companies... that their employees will hopefully be seeing nontrivial raises and bonuses. I don't blame companies for charging more to account for higher of everything else (rent, gas, cost of materials, etc.), but in the vein of "vote with your wallet", whether or not employees get that extra money makes a difference to me. It's one major reason I still stick with Costco over Amazon Prime. Even though I'd get more use out of the latter, the former company treats their employees better (it also helps that that sub is far cheaper).
It would be nice if you got reduced rates per number of Apple devices linked to your account. Eg 10% discount if you have an iPad, Mac and watch.
Agreed, though to some people, they defend this behavior so much it's crazy. Quite irritating to hear them say, well if you can afford this or that. The don't realize that the paycheck has not caught up and probably won't, add $2 per subscription, if one has several, this could be a hefty cost. Being comfortable is great but we can't just side with companies on price increases. They're no interested in our economic wellbeing but rather in making more money. If we just pay, they will feel they can do it anytime.
My oldest son still watches some shows but told me not worth keeping crunchyroll. My youngest is just 7 so no need to keep it. I'm saving close yo $90 a month on subscription that I can now use to go and have dinner with the whole family monthly. I'm putting it to good use. LOL.
Getting tired of seeing this misguided line of reasoning. How do you think Apple got to be a multi-trillion dollar company? Exactly. Just stop. They're a for-profit business. If enough people are willing to pay the new prices, then what's the issue? You don't feel it's worth it personally? Then find a cheaper service and vote with your wallet. If enough people do that, then Apple will adjust.
I hear you and I look at that.
I order a lot and when I add up the cost savings in shipping, the ease of returns, and the ease of handling damaged/lost items, it pays for itself with room to spare. Then I add in Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime only discounts, Whole Foods discounts, food delivery, try it before I buy it, first reads, and other items.
It would require significant effort to come close to matching what I get from Prime based on usage just for shipping never mind the other perks. $139US is a deal for me. It is likely different for others.