The 11 was the same price as the 12, which was price as the 13, and the 14 and the 15.
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Some Apple Intelligence Features Likely to Require Paid Subscription
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The 11 was the same price as the 12, which was price as the 13, and the 14 and the 15.
And just like News + I will opt out. If this means my searches for information will gain me less and less then so be it. I am tired of being ”5 and 10 dollared to death” for using my tech in a meaningful way. Now that our tech (tablets, computers and of course our smartphones) has matured and plateaued as mentioned somewhere here Apple needs new way to drain us our our money No thanks.
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And does this mean our typical information searches will be minimal for free and costing us? Or just special AI info beyond the usual google type search engine info we get? Frankly I want to as a geologist and researcher able to intelligently search and peruse for my information I do not need an AI to replace my brains LOL
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It is more like those so-called foreign AI services are prohibited in China, rather than not available. Most probably, they have their own AI services for the Chinese only. By not allowing foreign AI services in, China safeguards itself. After all, it is a 1,4 billion country.
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I think I've reached a point that I might be looking for a decent phone for just calls and text. It's unbelievable how much our family is paying in subscriptions per year. At some point, the pendulum will swing - people can't keep adding more and more to their plates - they are full.
Apple eventually plans to turn some of its artificial intelligence features into paid services, similar to iCloud+ subscriptions, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman.
Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman said that while Apple Intelligence will be free to start, Apple's long-term plan is to launch something like "Apple Intelligence+," with extra features that users pay monthly fees to access.
Making its own AI features another services revenue stream should allow Apple to compensate for the slowing pace of hardware upgrades and make the company less reliant on hardware tweaks to drive its business, argues Gurman.
Apple is also expected to receive a cut of revenue whenever a user signs up to features offered by its AI partners, such as ChatGPT provided by OpenAI. Gurman says he expects Apple to agree a deal with Google and Anthropic to offer their AI services through its devices, with the former expected to be announced when Apple Intelligence launches in the fall as part of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia.
Bloomberg previously reported that Apple has turned down an AI partnership with Facebook parent company Meta due to privacy concerns. Meanwhile, Apple is said to be seeking partnerships for the Chinese market, where ChatGPT and other similar AI services are not available.
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I don't know, man. I use my Macs day in day out for work and they... work. Same with my iPhone and other Apple devices I have. The actual show-stopping bugs I hit on are often with third-party software like Adobe or something. Not to say MacOS and iOS don't have bugs, but if you know a computing hardware and software platform that has zero bugs, I'm sure we'd all be very interested to hear about it. I have a feeling you don't, though!
The only thing glaringly ***tty in my daily experience with Apple is Siri, which they're in the process of overhauling right now, by applying (wait for it) better AI. So, yeah, actually if it pans out decently well, then AI will actually address one of the big pain points of the Apple ecosystem. Won't stop the extremely online from complaining, I'm sure, but normal users may well get some good use out of it.
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6 pages in and I’ve determine the vast majority of MR has no reading comprehension or critical thinking skills.
The number of people in this thread who think, based on absolutely nothing, that anything introduced in the WWDC keynote will cost them a subscription fee is shocking.
The number of people in this thread who think, based on absolutely nothing, that anything introduced in the WWDC keynote will cost them a subscription fee is shocking.
If this is true, IMHO it will be the beginning of the end of Apple, I hope doesn’t
This story doesn't come close to suggesting that.
Potentially, a small part of the cloud services that could include some part of Apple Intelligence at some point in the future, might be included in the subscription model.
It’s amusing how many people think there’s a “this” to justify.
Everything shown at WWDC is free. This rumor is based around *potential* additional features that have not even been announced.
Does anyone here actually know what it means when Gurman says
Apple eventually plans to turn some of its artificial intelligence features into paid services, similar to iCloud+ subscriptions
It’s even more amusing that anyone here actually believes it.
They still haven't pulled the trigger on it, even after announcing at WWDC24 that standard messaging would be now available via satellite (no cost mentioned).
It was free for two years, meaning iPhone 14 users will know around November this year
Would happily have that as part of Apple One, especially if I could opt out Arcade for some Intelligence.