Well of course, there are some conveniences. But why are they giving you more stuff for free? Obviously to keep you inside their system. And of course some sub

Well of course, there are some conveniences. But why are they giving you more stuff for free? Obviously to keep you inside their system. And of course some subscription services are just that, you're paying for their ongoing work. To be clear I'm not at all against companies updating their software, in fact they should make it all open so anyone can update it, or at least open up the hardware so anyone can make their own programs for it. I think what you'll find with some of your free updates though, is that eventually they stop, when the product is no longer making money, or for example the demographic that is still using old devices is not one that is deemed profitable. And then you'll be all but forced to buy another device. One that has the same features that are now essential to the way you live your life.