• runk1951@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I cancelled as well. I have 28 days left to binge but I don’t binge.

    The annual, discounted rate went up $30 a year. I’d gladly pay the higher rates for Apple Music because I use it morning noon and night - I couldn’t consume that much tv every day, my Apple Watch would be screaming at me!

    I looked into Apple One. I’d be interested in a combination of storage, music and news but that’s not available until the highest category.

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    1 year ago

    The fact they don’t bulk release shows bothers me wayyyyyy more than the price

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    1 year ago

    I laugh every time I see the price now or the ad pops up on the Apple TV app. Too funny to think their streaming service is worth $10 a month.

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    1 year ago

    The main defense I would bring is Apple One and their desire to push people to it. 20 a month for services that would cost close to 30 individually is a steal if you like games and apple music as well.

    I don’t think anyone else besides Disney/Hulu/ESPN have a package deal like that.

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      1 year ago

      My problem with Apple One for the longest time was that the only way to get the iCloud storage I needed along with the few services I wanted was to buy the entire bundle. I really don’t care about Fitness+ or News+, but I need that 2TB of storage.

      It only finally made sense when I got on a family plan with my sister and brother-in-law.

    • punkassjim@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      lol, 20 a month wouldn’t even cover the backups of just my phone, and I’ve got more than just me to think about. Premier is nearly $40/mo now.

    • phareous@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Well my Apple one is going up $5 so not a deal for me anymore. I canceled and just pay for iCloud and music. I can sub and unsubscribe from tv as I need. Had to give up Apple News but not going to pay extra for it

    • padmepounder@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Used to be a steal, don’t worry if you still believe it is a steal, they will eventually fuck that as well. I subscribe to one family plan mainly for iCloud for the family and only me using Apple Music and sometimes I do use fitness + them increasing prices makes me just want to cancel the whole thing.

      • ChoiceIT@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        I’m sure they will. Just not there yet for me, like Netflix has become already.

        These guys really wont be afraid of piracy until it happens to them.

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        1 year ago

        I wish they had a lower tier family plan with Music, TV and iCloud. Fitness, News and Arcade are all kinda meh to me

    • VALTIELENTINE@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Yeah for multiple people using Apple Music and iCloud storage and the occasional game or Apple TV show is a steal. Enough so that I just pay for my whole family to use it and use their hbo/hulu. Dressing the day Apple raises family Apple one prices too high or those other streaming services do the Netflix password crackdown.

      Then I’ll be shivering me timbers.

  • anverhelm@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I already canceled Apple TV along with Apple Music. Back to sailing the high seas for me. $11 a month for a VPN is cheaper than all these bullshit streaming services raising prices. Everything keeps going up except my paycheck. And a lifetime subscription to Plex is VERY reasonable.

    • igmyeongui@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      This is the way. Fuck this corporate greed and let’s watch them die one by one. The only way I see this is one company where you have access to 100% of the streaming services, and they send the amount of money you’ve actually consumed to those streaming services. This means more people will use the streaming services = more content and more customers/income for them. Everyone’s happy. Look at this it’ll never happene because they’re all fucking stupid. So let’s sail the high seas and watch them die.

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        1 year ago

        It’s not about the money. It’s about sending a message. And mind your own business on how I spend my money, you fucking nerd.

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    1 year ago

    Thanks for sharing. Let us know how much everything else is that you choose not to purchase.

  • ColdAnteater344@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    its great to keep for a few months watch the content and cancel but there arent that many shows and they launch weekly - ill prob just sub for a month or two a year now.

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    1 year ago

    You know what’s free? Over the air programming with an antenna, which is what I use now instead of any streaming service. It’s helped me cut back the time I spend in front of the TV and I don’t feel like I’m missing anything.

  • jason22983@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Everybody saying the $4.99 price was a great deal doesn’t understand how business works. Apple produced $100 million tv shows for the first few years. It was a great deal for you, but a shitty one for Apple. The more they spend on content, the more the price will be. Anywho doesn’t understand that needs to look up the definition of business. With any streaming company, if they are going to have 2-3 big name actors in a show on a consistent basis, expect to pay for it.