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xxray

macrumors 68040
Original poster
Jul 27, 2013
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For example, Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+, iCloud, etc.
 

russell_314

macrumors 604
Feb 10, 2019
6,653
10,242
USA
In the past I've subscribed to all of them but currently here's the list

Apple Music: Because I listen to music and canceled Spotify

iCloud: Because iPhone backups and documents on my Mac. Having no backups is just silly IMO.

Apple TV+: Because I watch some shows when I get free time. Unfortunately this isn't often enough

Apple Arcade: Same as the TV+. Play games but with my schedule not often enough
 

Abazigal

Contributor
Jul 18, 2011
20,389
23,882
Singapore
For example, Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+, iCloud, etc.

Apple Music - use it every day.

iCloud - on the 50gb tier. Briefly went up to 200 gb during the pandemic when I was creating tons of screencasts and video tutorials for my students and that’s what I like about it compared to Dropbox - the ability to pay only for what I need, and adjust this on a monthly basis.

Arcade - bought a year’s subscription, but hardly use it these days. Played a few, found them to be very repetitive, and slay the spire is currently my main time sink.

TV+ - use it intermittently. Finished Ted Lasso, now following Tehran. Will probably continue paying for it.

News+ isn’t available in my country. Neither is their credit card.
 

velocityg4

macrumors 604
Dec 19, 2004
7,330
4,724
Georgia
None of them. They aren't worth the money to me or I need a multi-platform solution.

iCloud: If I had enough data to sync via iCloud. I'd probably pay for that. The main reason I see for storage is Photos/Videos. But I don't take many and want them on my PC so I transfer and delete them. Most everything else is stored on the likes of Google or Microsoft servers as I need my data to be available on multiple platforms.

Arcade: Not interested in games. Really wish the App store had an option to ignore all games in featured, searches and so forth.

TV+: One or two shows look a little interesting but I mostly watch old movies and shows outside Apple's genres. Netflix and Amazon already have more than I can watch.

News+: I'd be interested if it was multi-platform. Now the News app is unusable with all the News+ stories I can't read. So, I use something else. Which isn't as good as the pre-News+ News app.
 

Eric Idle

macrumors 6502a
Jan 4, 2020
593
473
News: I like to read a lot.
Music: I listen to music all the time. The family plan is priced to perfection.
Card: Because I spend money all the time.
Arcade: For the kids.
iCloud: For back up and storage.
TV+: Some really great shows on this service.
 

Thoradin

macrumors 6502a
May 18, 2020
778
1,118
Yorkshire, England
For me it’s all of them.
Music has replaced spotify, 200gb iCloud, News+ due to a number of magazines I read regularly being on there (this alone has saved me money every month), Arcade for sneaky sasquatch and TV+ is still free.
I‘m moving to the premier Apple One plan on launch as I’ll get more iCloud and save money too.
 

calliex

macrumors 6502
Aug 16, 2018
481
231
Pittsburgh, Pa
None
Probably generational. When I was young TV, Music(radio) were free. I am not a gamer
News: CNN, Fox and local news websites
Music: Years ago I ripped my CD collection into iTunes plus local radio stations
Card: Not much of credit person and still do cash
Arcade: I play freecell and mahjong on my phone
iCloud: Backup my phone to my mac
TV+: I have not got into streaming at all
I realize that I am in the minority.
 

Kebabselector

macrumors 68030
May 25, 2007
2,991
1,644
Birmingham, UK
Currently trying a 3 month trial of Apple Music - still undecided if I'll use it
Still on the free 12 months Apple TV+
I do pay for the 200gb iTunes storage for the family (£2.49)

I may be tempted with the Apple one service when that finally gets released.

Don't care about News or arcade to be honest. News is an icon I remove/hide after setup.
 

gerlitzappel

macrumors regular
Feb 5, 2004
159
28
South Florida
iCloud 2TB Family - saved me years ago when my hard drive crashed and I had accidently erased our TimeCapsule. Sharing files between Macs and PC's. Buy a new computer, log into iCloud, minutes later everything is there.
Apple Music Family - 3 adults, 3 kids, multiple devices (iPhones, Apple Watches, Echo Dots, Home Pods) road trips, everyone loves listening to music. As the kids grow their music tastes change

looking forward to trying out Apple Fitness+ when available
 

Joshel

macrumors member
Oct 18, 2020
30
25
I am subscribed only to Apple arcade because I don't like games that available for free in the App Store apart from PUBG and Genshin Impact
 
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