Apple rumored to bring iPhone subscription service
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- Anonymous
- PZs
- 26 Mar 2022
Anonymous, 25 Mar 2022Soon everything will be on subscription base. In my country... morenice description, very true ...
subscription based life, subscription based family, subscription based children, husband, wife ... with free upgrade features ...
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- Anonymous
- Tui
- 26 Mar 2022
"you'll own nothing, and you'll love it"
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- Anonymous
- 70d
- 26 Mar 2022
Anonymous, 25 Mar 2022You guys realize this is just one option, that isn’t even o... moreIt won't replace the existing options immediately, but if this service is popular, then it's possible that it will replace the existing options in the future. Slippery slope.
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- Anonymous
- qLK
- 25 Mar 2022
You guys realize this is just one option, that isn’t even official yet, right? It’s not replacing outright buying or any payment plan currently on the market.
Maybe you’re all are just really emotional and needed to vent today.
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- Anonymous
- d%$
- 25 Mar 2022
if you stop paying , Apple will lock your phone or take it back from you
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- Yujikon
- pMN
- 25 Mar 2022
Life on Subscription, nothing will be owned. Communism in its pure form
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- walkman8
- 3q5
- 25 Mar 2022
JLC, 25 Mar 2022For Samsung users in Germany this is nothing new: https://... moreHoly crap, had no idea. That's pathetic, not being able to own a frikkin phone! What's next? Leasing pants?
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- JLC
- paf
- 25 Mar 2022
walkman8, 25 Mar 2022Damn.
For the first time since 2010 I considered iPhone a... moreFor Samsung users in Germany this is nothing new:
https://www.everphone.com/de/magazin/everphone-partner-samsung-device-as-a-service-daas/
It is stated:
"So ermöglicht everphone Samsung den Einstieg in das Zukunftsmodell „nutzen statt besitzen“."
Translated: Everphone enables Samsung to enter into the model "Using instead of owning".
Unlike Samsung's model, you can be sure that Apple's model will implement restrictions for how you are allowed to use the device.
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- JLC
- paf
- 25 Mar 2022
It is very clear what they want!
The trend points to legislations worldwide for allowing alternative AppStores including alternative Payment methods. But such legislations would only be applicable to devices belonging to customers, but not to leased devices. Apple could attract customers with prices which look lower, but turning out to be higher at the end: you don’t any device after 2 years, you pay the 30% AppStor tax, you can’t sideload anything.
As the devices won’t belong to you, Apple could implement even more restrictions in order to "secure" the device belonging to Apple from potential damages. And Apple would collect even more data that they do already.
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- Karo
- 3GW
- 25 Mar 2022
You will own nothing and you will be happy. Everything is going to be subscription based.
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- AnonD-731363
- SH3
- 25 Mar 2022
walkman8, 25 Mar 2022Damn.
For the first time since 2010 I considered iPhone a... moreMan we all switch t old nokia 3310 and problem is solved.
We lived without internet 30-40 years ago we can let it go now.
Nothing will change you will only have one thing to do and to think wht you will do with all that free tme you have when you dont sit 24/7/365 on internet.
Also your freind will be very happy because insead of social network you get social again by inviting them to a cup of coffee on your favorite bar or pub or coffee shop next corner etc.
Anything will be a lot better than is now.
Same goes for rest of the world apart most rich people we all gets a lot more free time.
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- Anonymous
- sk8
- 25 Mar 2022
Anonymous, 25 Mar 2022oh my god. this era really is going for the subscription-ba... moreIts already happening. Heard of car leasing?
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- Anonymous
- YTc
- 25 Mar 2022
Anonymous, 25 Mar 2022oh my god. this era really is going for the subscription-ba... moreI think it will crash eventually when consumers had enough. Their e just testing waters and you know what I'd rather buy cheap android than to pay subscription for a PHONE.
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- Fra
- pPr
- 25 Mar 2022
"You will own nothing and you'll be happy"
Here comes the worst from capitalism, communism and consummerism :)
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- walkman8
- 3q5
- 25 Mar 2022
Damn.
For the first time since 2010 I considered iPhone as my new smartphone.
With this idea they will never get my hard earned cash.
The trouble is that Samsung may get an idea or two from Apple, you all know how this goes.
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- Anonymous
- 7$t
- 25 Mar 2022
If they do this I'll be leaving and going back to android.
Here in the UK most pay for there iphones through there carrier, mostly on a 24 months, Combining the cost of the handset & service cost in one payment, I'm unsure if that's the way it works in other countries.
I can only think that the reason Apple is doing this is for Sunstainability and to of course help funnel money from comsumer pockets into its own.
I mean if the proposed subscription service for an iPhone means you don't own the device and to end the subscription you may even be obliged my contract to hand the "rented" device back to Apple takes away financial decision from the user when said user may want to sell the device on the 2nd hand market which is one thing Apple products are actually pretty good for, they hold there value well.
A sneaky move by Apple which I won't fall for.
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- Anonymous
- Q%m
- 25 Mar 2022
oh my god. this era really is going for the subscription-based everything only huh. this will enable all other companies to also do the same thing as apple. i cant wait for these useless subscription stuff to crash down. i dont mind some software subscription, but if it turns to hardware - we have a problem and are doomed to literally not owning anything at this point.
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- Anonymous
- 7$t
- 25 Mar 2022
So basically Apple wants "ALL" your money?
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- Anonymous
- Twq
- 25 Mar 2022
AnonD-1033007, 25 Mar 2022Can someone explain to me what is this about? I didn't... moreThey are going to lease you devices for monthly pay, basically like they do now where you pay all of it and they throttle it later. You don't own it, you can't repair it, so basically nothing has changed.
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- Anonymous
- s8d
- 25 Mar 2022
kek, 25 Mar 2022Prepare to watch a lot of pretentious people on social medi... moreWell said