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Apple needs your payment information so you can buy apps. Since apple is a payment platform they want to make sure everyone gives them their payment information
by croddin 7y ago
Apple needs your payment information so you can buy apps. Since apple is a payment platform they want to make sure everyone gives them their payment information.
- dan-robertson 7y agoBut people are typically very apprehensive of paying for apps (even though they may spend the same amount or more on eg coffee every day). And if apple get you to set up Apple Pay then surely you’re also able to pay for apps easily. Maybe they just want people to be used to getting a monthly invoice from them. Or to used to paying for cloud storage (and so willing to increase the limit if needed). But then the $1 tier is pretty generous so maybe they want you to store a load of data in their cloud so you’ll continue to buy their products.
- swinglock 7y agoMaybe they want everyone to be able to back up their iPhone and avoid antitrust but really, really don't want to upgrade their free tier, which is atrociously stingy given how expensive their devices are and that no alternatives to iCloud are permitted.