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People will complain about the new subscription world but the concept has been around for decades. Ideally, I would like to upgrade my phone every year to the l
by axg11 5y ago
People will complain about the new subscription world but the concept has been around for decades. Ideally, I would like to upgrade my phone every year to the latest spec. Admittedly, I'm in the minority, and many people will see this as wasteful. Our phones are now the devices we spend the most time on. I can get ~30% of my work done on my phone. Even at $1000/year I can easily justify the cost relative to the value and productivity I get from the device.
I see a few advantages to using a subscription service:
- have the latest iPhone every year
- iCloud storage, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, etc are all bundled in
- Easy replacement if damaged or lost (Apple still has decent customer service)
- rdtwo 5y agoYeah but is it work 1k a year when you can get an android phone for 200$ a year?
- colejohnson66 5y agoFor someone who can afford $1000 a year, probably. Not to mention that because it's a trade in, the actual cost would be more like $500 a year.
- HWR_14 5y agoAt a thousand dollars a year, you can just buy the latest iPhone. Maybe not the Pro Max, but the Pro model. Edit: actually the trade in probably covers enough to get to the pro max, even after including the various Apple Arcade and iCloud subscriptions. Edit 2: they already have an AppleCare plus annual upgrade program. This is probably that plus Apple sponsored financing of the original phone.
- mgh2 5y agoA genius move, the avg. iPhone ownership time has been increasing to 2-3 yrs. It will get rid of waste and probably decrease prices for entry models if the gain for upgrades can compensate for the loss while winning more market share from the competition https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/17/smartphone-users-are-waiting-longer-before-upgrading-heres-why.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/17/smartphone-users-are-waiting...
- scsilver 5y agoApple taking back their devices and finding another use for their old parts or disposing of them in a standardized manner seems less wasteful. All you are really doing is subsidizing a cheaper used phone market.