I probably won't use any of the AI crap for free. There is no way I would pay extra for it.
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Some Apple Intelligence Features Likely to Require Paid Subscription
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We are so excited the announce that access to your iPhone 16 will be via subscription
Basic plan: calls only and pre 2024 Siri 4.99
Regular plan: Calls, texts, Apps, pre 2024 Siri 7.99
Professional plan: Calls, texts, Apps, pre 2024 Siri and 5 GB cloud storage
14.99
Ultra Subscription: Calls, texts, Apps, Apple Intelligence and 2 TB cloud plus free Apple Care, theft and loss
249.99
Per month
We are so excited to see what you do with the new iPhone subscription model for access to basic features
Disclaimer: Subscription requires customer to already have iPhone. Does not include carrier service
😆🤔😱🥴🙄😂
The reality distortion field during an Apple meeting at HQ
Basic plan: calls only and pre 2024 Siri 4.99
Regular plan: Calls, texts, Apps, pre 2024 Siri 7.99
Professional plan: Calls, texts, Apps, pre 2024 Siri and 5 GB cloud storage
14.99
Ultra Subscription: Calls, texts, Apps, Apple Intelligence and 2 TB cloud plus free Apple Care, theft and loss
249.99
Per month
We are so excited to see what you do with the new iPhone subscription model for access to basic features
Disclaimer: Subscription requires customer to already have iPhone. Does not include carrier service
😆🤔😱🥴🙄😂
The reality distortion field during an Apple meeting at HQ
Haha, they want me to pay for a < *EDIT* nearly > useless / gimmicky service that I didn't want in the first place?
The only single useful AI feature I saw in WWDC was editing written emails for more concise or formal sentences.
The only single useful AI feature I saw in WWDC was editing written emails for more concise or formal sentences.
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Not so much Tim Cook. ChatGPT is already $US20 per month, why shouldn’t Apple get involved?
The hardware will work the same with or without it. The information is the value.
I'm an investor/shareholder. I'd rather they didn't.
I wasn't planning on using AI anyway, so this doesn't change much for me.
ChatGPT has an extensive free tier.
It's secretly a war on Starbucks. Every time you see a subscription go out of your bank account, Tim wants you to drink tap water instead.
All these comments saying they won't use it because of the price… Why?
Because you're concerned it will be a good feature/service but then you'll feel obliged to pay for it to retain access?
Because you're concerned it will be a good feature/service but then you'll feel obliged to pay for it to retain access?
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it's about content being returned, not privacy.
an anon query to even a Chinese server is still private.
just they might get the same wide ranging answers the rest of the world get.
Apple is a business. Businesses exist to make profits.
That's reality. No distortion field required.
Not really. No access to ChatGPT4, limited access to everything. No Dall-E
"useless" and then you list one useful feature...
I think this is a good move from Apple and expected. It's actually a good way of regulating AI, by a round-about means. All of the server resources needed by AI, and all of the development have to be paid for somewhere, and make a profit, or commercially, it's a loss. So charge for it by all means. Then, if the majority of people won't pay for it, it won't be viable, and they will limit future development. Or it will be a huge success and go the other way....
"Hey Siri, I'm in the EU, tell me all the advantages of the DMA laws"
Siri: "I'm sorry, this function not available in your region"...
Siri: "I'm sorry, this function not available in your region"...
I've been dabbling with smart home (lights/music) in recent months and found Alexa to be pretty solid for my use cases. But I'm also now playing with HomeKit, which has been impressive so far at my place ... apart from 2 lights currently on HomeBridge on my Mac Studio I'm prepared to go either way depending on what these companies do. Whoever's service costs less and/or sucks less and meets my interests/needs will be who I go with ultimately.
In the world of IoT, ecosystems, subscriptiosn, and vendor-lock-in risks, designing for resiliency is absolutely critical.
You listed a ‘useful’ feature for a service you called ‘useless’ 😂😂 Oh dear. The irony is that AI would likely have picked up the grammatical blunder in your anti-AI rant post 😂
They hinted at it in the WWDC keynote. It sounds like they are working on getting enough supported phones in the wild. It sounds like the first phones will be capped at 3 free years and then the subscription will kick in. At that point I would expect one free year for those that haven’t signed up yet.
Currently, Apple is communicating two years of free emergency coverage.
Why is everyone acting irritated? These things take a lot of processing power and cloud storage, and that costs money. Apple is here to make as much profit as possible, they aren’t giving things away for free.
You only get 5gb of iCloud free to incentivize you to buy more.
You only get 5gb of iCloud free to incentivize you to buy more.
Apple is very behind in this field, it is very hard to believe it’d become industry leader anytime soon, if ever.
Hopefully these can be opted out of if you have Apple One cause I have zero interest in them
Agreed - but I bet they'll still charge for a 'premium' service anyway .... because Apple feels everything it does is a 'premium' offering just because they offer it.