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International YouTube Premium price increase underway in these countries

13 points by kruuuder 3y ago

kruuuder 3y ago
The price of the Family Plan has been increased from 18€ to 24€ per month here in Germany.
- denvrede 3y ago
  Yup. 18€ already was a hard sell. But for 24€ it’s a no no. Especially because I don’t care about YouTube Music at all.
berlam 3y ago
They will also end the YouTube Music early adopter price benefit for long-time customers. > Update on the price of the YouTube Music Premium single tariff. Hi, thank you for joining and choosing to become a member. YouTube Music Premium offers entertainment without interruptions - with more than 100 million songs and other content. In order to continue offering you premium services and features, we're raising the price of the YouTube Music Premium plan to €10.99 per month. We made the decision to increase the price after careful consideration. It will allow us to continue to improve Music Premium membership and properly support the artists whose music you listen to. As a valued member, you currently pay less for Music Premium than new subscribers. As a thank you for your loyalty, you will receive at least three additional months at the current price before the price increase for your plan goes into effect. The price won't increase until after your April billing date. But don't worry, we'll notify you again at least 30 days before the new price goes into effect. We would be happy if you continue to be a member. You can cancel your membership at any time here. Thank you for choosing YouTube Music Premium. Best regards The YouTube Music Team
scomp2020 3y ago
41% increase is a bit steep in au is a bit steep
deafpolygon 3y ago
I don't use YouTube Music. My family doesn't either, and nor will they. 16.99 was already steep for an individual plan, and 24.99 is too much for a family plan. We currently pay 16.99 for Apple Music and that's already too much. At some point, it's going to become cheaper to buy a new CD each month and rip it to MP3. We don't exactly listen to a huge variety of music. Apple Music: 204 euros a year. Average cost for a CD/album release - 16.99 12 CDs a year. We've been on the Apple Music plan for 4 years now. The number of CDs we could have purchased and legally owned by now is >= 48 albums (or more if we buy them on discount). That's ~12.5 tracks per album on average which figures out to about 600 songs. I'm pretty sure we listen to less than that, so Apple is definitely making out like a robber here.

13 points by kruuuder 3y ago

kruuuder 3y ago

The price of the Family Plan has been increased from 18€ to 24€ per month here in Germany.

denvrede 3y ago
Yup. 18€ already was a hard sell. But for 24€ it’s a no no. Especially because I don’t care about YouTube Music at all.

berlam 3y ago

They will also end the YouTube Music early adopter price benefit for long-time customers. > Update on the price of the YouTube Music Premium single tariff. Hi, thank you for joining and choosing to become a member. YouTube Music Premium offers entertainment without interruptions - with more than 100 million songs and other content. In order to continue offering you premium services and features, we're raising the price of the YouTube Music Premium plan to €10.99 per month. We made the decision to increase the price after careful consideration. It will allow us to continue to improve Music Premium membership and properly support the artists whose music you listen to. As a valued member, you currently pay less for Music Premium than new subscribers. As a thank you for your loyalty, you will receive at least three additional months at the current price before the price increase for your plan goes into effect. The price won't increase until after your April billing date. But don't worry, we'll notify you again at least 30 days before the new price goes into effect. We would be happy if you continue to be a member. You can cancel your membership at any time here. Thank you for choosing YouTube Music Premium. Best regards The YouTube Music Team

scomp2020 3y ago

41% increase is a bit steep in au is a bit steep

deafpolygon 3y ago

I don't use YouTube Music. My family doesn't either, and nor will they. 16.99 was already steep for an individual plan, and 24.99 is too much for a family plan. We currently pay 16.99 for Apple Music and that's already too much. At some point, it's going to become cheaper to buy a new CD each month and rip it to MP3. We don't exactly listen to a huge variety of music. Apple Music: 204 euros a year. Average cost for a CD/album release - 16.99 12 CDs a year. We've been on the Apple Music plan for 4 years now. The number of CDs we could have purchased and legally owned by now is >= 48 albums (or more if we buy them on discount). That's ~12.5 tracks per album on average which figures out to about 600 songs. I'm pretty sure we listen to less than that, so Apple is definitely making out like a robber here.