This reply is unhinged, and it violates the HN guidelines. My point was that anything you can do via Apple, you can do direct. You can subscribe direct and imm

This reply is unhinged, and it violates the HN guidelines. My point was that anything you can do via Apple, you can do direct. You can subscribe direct and immediately turn around and cancel after you sign up. That's not unique to Apple, as other comments here have also noted.