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Which Apple services do you subscribe to, and what makes them worth it to you?
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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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
