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Well now I'm a bit less happy about them putting up the prices on services the other day.

philjohn 4y ago
Well how else are they going to keep growing if they don't extract ever increasing rents? Realistically they've [1]plateau'd in market penetration for mobile phones, so their push into advertising, jacking up costs for established services is really MBA 101. [1] https://www.businessofapps.com/data/apple-statistics/ https://www.businessofapps.com/data/apple-statistics/
- brookst 4y ago
  MBA 102 says you always maximize profits. You don't set a goal and then diversify when existing revenue streams plateau, you seek new revenue streams all the time. And I don't think iPhone has plateaued anyway. Worldwide, iOS market share has gone from 20% to 28% in the past five years[1]. Apple is working hard to accelerate that growth. They may or may not succeed, but it would take an MBA 101 dropout to accept a 28% market share plateau. [1] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide/#monthly-200901-202210 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide/...
alwillis 4y ago
Are you okay with more money going to content creators? From https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/24/apple-music-tv-prices-going-up/ https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/24/apple-music-tv-prices-going-u...: Apple said the increase in Apple Music subscription price was due to increased licensing costs. The company said artists and songwriters will earn more per stream as a result of the pricing tier changes. Regarding Apple TV+, the company said the increased price reflects the growing catalog of original TV shows and movies:
- trap_goes_hot 4y ago
  Apple's suppliers raised prices, so they just passed it on to the customer. Seems to be standard practice in corp America.
- drcongo 4y ago
  I don't think anyone whose job title is "content creator" deserves anything at all.
zeroonetwothree 4y ago
I canceled my service as a result. Honestly I'd rather give my money to almost any other company at this point.

Well how else are they going to keep growing if they don't extract ever increasing rents? Realistically they've [1]plateau'd in market penetration for mobile phones, so their push into advertising, jacking up costs for established services is really MBA 101. [1] https://www.businessofapps.com/data/apple-statistics/ https://www.businessofapps.com/data/apple-statistics/

brookst 4y ago
MBA 102 says you always maximize profits. You don't set a goal and then diversify when existing revenue streams plateau, you seek new revenue streams all the time. And I don't think iPhone has plateaued anyway. Worldwide, iOS market share has gone from 20% to 28% in the past five years[1]. Apple is working hard to accelerate that growth. They may or may not succeed, but it would take an MBA 101 dropout to accept a 28% market share plateau. [1] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide/#monthly-200901-202210 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide/...

alwillis 4y ago

Are you okay with more money going to content creators? From https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/24/apple-music-tv-prices-going-up/ https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/24/apple-music-tv-prices-going-u...: Apple said the increase in Apple Music subscription price was due to increased licensing costs. The company said artists and songwriters will earn more per stream as a result of the pricing tier changes. Regarding Apple TV+, the company said the increased price reflects the growing catalog of original TV shows and movies:

trap_goes_hot 4y ago
Apple's suppliers raised prices, so they just passed it on to the customer. Seems to be standard practice in corp America.
drcongo 4y ago
I don't think anyone whose job title is "content creator" deserves anything at all.

zeroonetwothree 4y ago

I canceled my service as a result. Honestly I'd rather give my money to almost any other company at this point.