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>I was interested in News, because of the WSJ, but it’s not even the full Journal. There was a lot of back and forth on this, but I think it is the full journa

by graeme 8y ago

>I was interested in News, because of the WSJ, but it’s not even the full Journal. There was a lot of back and forth on this, but I think it is the full journal. Is there a section that’s supposed to be excluded? You can go to an article, hit share, and open it in apple news to test. I didn’t mean these things will be as sticky as imessage and face time. Just that they are factors that expand the ecosystem for some users. Apple news has been very popular in the US, so news+ will probably be a no brainer for some people. If done well, games will be sticky for a ton of people, and so on. The question isn’t “would I use that?” It’s whether others would.

eeeeeeeeeeeee 8y ago
Yep I’m definitely considering others, not only myself, as best as I can. But I don’t see these things being attractive to even non-technical users. Or not enough of reasons to keep them on the Apple ecosystem. It seems like basically up-sells to me to increase revenue off the existing customer base because they know they cannot keep increasing iPhone sales YoY. I do think News is probably the best bet. It’s something I’ve wanted for a while because not many people are going to pay 5-10/month for numerous news sources that are often regurgitating the same news. But I doubt it would keep me on Apple. And isn’t this something that could eventually easily be replicated by others?
- graeme 8y ago
  Regular apple news has been wildly popular though....even without the paid version it’s a sticking point for people whp use it frequently. I’m not in the US, so I won’t have the card, but that got the most interest post event by far. As for games, if they’re good I think it will be huge with families. Parents will buy for their kids. And if some good games are exclusive it will be a sticking point for sure. I’m almost certainly signing up. I only game with a nintendo switch currently, but the Apple games look similar: fun, lightweight indie games I can play in spare time.

by graeme 8y ago

eeeeeeeeeeeee 8y ago

Yep I’m definitely considering others, not only myself, as best as I can. But I don’t see these things being attractive to even non-technical users. Or not enough of reasons to keep them on the Apple ecosystem. It seems like basically up-sells to me to increase revenue off the existing customer base because they know they cannot keep increasing iPhone sales YoY. I do think News is probably the best bet. It’s something I’ve wanted for a while because not many people are going to pay 5-10/month for numerous news sources that are often regurgitating the same news. But I doubt it would keep me on Apple. And isn’t this something that could eventually easily be replicated by others?

graeme 8y ago
Regular apple news has been wildly popular though....even without the paid version it’s a sticking point for people whp use it frequently. I’m not in the US, so I won’t have the card, but that got the most interest post event by far. As for games, if they’re good I think it will be huge with families. Parents will buy for their kids. And if some good games are exclusive it will be a sticking point for sure. I’m almost certainly signing up. I only game with a nintendo switch currently, but the Apple games look similar: fun, lightweight indie games I can play in spare time.