> Or, if Apple wanted to be really consumer-friendly, it could make it so subscriptions don’t auto-renew by default. I don't see why this is called out as cons

> Or, if Apple wanted to be really consumer-friendly, it could make it so subscriptions don’t auto-renew by default. I don't see why this is called out as consumer friendly. Most people are aware of the difference between a single-time purchase and recurring subscription. People would get angry pretty quickly when they can't enter their apartment or lose internet or mobile phone service because they didn't click on a button in their bill every single month. Even when mobile phone companies decide to increase rates all the time, that's preferable to completely losing service entirely. If people specifically wanted this behavior, Apple actually makes it easy to do so - for subscriptions that I only want for a limited time, I subscribe to the service but then immediately cancel it. I get it for a month, but it stops working right at the end of the month period without any additional action from me.