HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
- Feb 8, 2004
- 12,730
- 16,802
- Hobe Sound, FL (20 miles north of Palm Beach)
- Thursday at 5:48 AM
- #26
Corp: Extract them nickels & dimes. Shareholders & Execs need to feed their families.
Fans (as soon as you believe it): rationalize it for the corp. Shareholders & Execs need to feed their families.
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RamchiAdam Warlock
macrumors regular
- Jun 22, 2016
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- Thursday at 5:48 AM
- #27
Not one cent.
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spcopsmac21Digital Dude
macrumors 65816
- Oct 12, 2008
- 1,180
- 1,479
- Arizona where freedom still means something
- Thursday at 5:48 AM
- #28
Same price as what Microsoft is charging for Copilot+. I’m using the non-premium version and it works just fine as part of the Microsoft package. Based on the history of Siri, I don’t have a lot of confidence in Apple’s ability to pull this off. Maybe a year from now, but I’ll stick with what works. 🤷♂️
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Tim Apple’s Glasses and Cervisiarvd818
macrumors newbie
- May 10, 2024
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- Thursday at 5:48 AM
- #29
Well, considering Siri still can’t set a timer or alarm right consistently in iOS 18.1, they’re likely not getting that monthly fee from me personally.
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Daul
macrumors newbie
- May 10, 2024
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- #30
Maybe for 5 or even 10 depending on its capabilities but certainly not 20
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FraserpattyLe0M
macrumors 6502a
- Aug 13, 2020
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- Thursday at 5:48 AM
- #31
Included in iCloud (actual) plan? Sure, no problem.
Gotta pay more for it? Not a chance.
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gusmula, Rradcircless, PaladinGuy and 6 othersusmaak
macrumors 6502a
- Apr 13, 2012
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- Thursday at 5:49 AM
- #32
No. I'm flat out not interested in any of it. Paying for it? No.
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wilhoitm
macrumors 6502a
- Jul 22, 2002
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- Thursday at 5:49 AM
- #33
I thought I was already paying for this but will probably not take the time to cancel it! 🤣 This will be the reality for most people!
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RoadWarrior56
macrumors regular
- Oct 18, 2014
- 237
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- Thursday at 5:50 AM
- #34
You could not pay me to use "Apple Intelligence" or any other AI product, at least not in my lifetime, much less me paying Apple or anybody else for the privlege. Almost all of AI looks and seems vaguely fake and synthetic. I am just not sold on the concept. I shudder that the "free" sections of "AI" will be resource and storage hogs and bog down processing. I hope tech companies don't go so whole hog on it that it starts to ruin operating systems. I also would not be surprised to see a future "AI" bubble develop that does damage to Wall Street.
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TechnoMonk
macrumors 68020
- Oct 15, 2022
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- Thursday at 5:50 AM
- #35
Bundle it with 30 TB cloud storage and other stuff. Google did it, but Gemini is trash. Apple should start slow and not rush in to subscriptions.
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stocklen
macrumors 6502a
- Sep 25, 2013
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- Thursday at 5:51 AM
- #36
should such a thing happen then its most likely to be included in the Apple One bundle which I already subscribe to. That's not to say the bundle price won't go up but if its a separate selectable service then it should be included in the one bundle as that's supposed to be 'everything'.
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Rradcircless, asdfjkl; and wilhoitmNT1440
macrumors Pentium
- May 18, 2008
- 15,055
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- Thursday at 5:51 AM
- #37
Analysts are absolute no-nothings.
No one actually wants to pay for these things, that’s why there’s a massive AI crash coming that will only leave companies who position their AI as a *feature* rather than standalone product.
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michaelscarn
macrumors member
- May 25, 2021
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- Thursday at 5:52 AM
- #38
Some people (not myself) are upgrading their devices solely for AI compatibility.
This would be a real slap in the face for those users.
Needless to say, I would NEVER pay for this.
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Rradcircless, Cervisia, Shifts and 2 othersklky
macrumors 6502
- Oct 30, 2015
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- Thursday at 5:53 AM
- #39
Let's see how well it performs tasks that are genuinely useful. I turned Siri off a decade ago and it's been great. But $20 a month? Can't see it.
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Cervisia, spcopsmac21 and nt5672WWPD
macrumors 6502a
- Aug 21, 2015
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- Ten Forward
- Thursday at 5:53 AM
- #40
Drop arcade, replace it with AI in AppleOne. Otherwise, no.
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Harry Haller
macrumors 6502a
- Oct 31, 2023
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- Thursday at 5:53 AM
- #41
Depends.
If it enhances my computing experience in a major way, $5/mo.
If it’s gimmicky genmojis and Siri tweaks, nope.
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imlynxy
macrumors 65816
- Mar 8, 2012
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- Thursday at 5:55 AM
- #42
No
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sdm1985
macrumors 6502a
- Jul 1, 2008
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- Thursday at 5:56 AM
- #43
Hell NO.
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Tim Apple’s Glasses, Morod and Ramchidesignaholic
macrumors regular
- Nov 10, 2007
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- Bristol, UK
- Thursday at 5:57 AM
- #44
gphome said:
Why would you pay for something that Google and Samsung will offer for free? And Google's AI features are likely to perform better
For now.
sunapple
macrumors 68030
- Jul 16, 2013
- 2,769
- 5,228
- The Netherlands
- Thursday at 5:57 AM
- #45
I remember a time when you could say that while Apple hardware was expensive, you get the OS en some great apps included in the package, which then justified the price a bit better. Now it seems pricing remains high as ever while the software is extra... with monthly payments...
Wonder where this will end seeing as subcriptions are now such an increasingly large part of Apple's profits.
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gusmula, Rradcircless and CervisiaFSMBP
macrumors 68030
- Jan 22, 2009
- 2,726
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- Thursday at 5:57 AM
- #46
sniffies said:
Only if Apple Intelligence will sync iCloud Mail notification badges between iOS and macOS.
This is honestly insane and makes me think Apple execs don't use iCloud mail. It has been 13 years of iCloud Mail and this should have been fixed 13 years ago.
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fumi2014
macrumors 6502
- May 21, 2014
- 360
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- California
- Thursday at 5:57 AM
- #47
No.
Mr. Heckles
macrumors 65816
- Mar 20, 2018
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- Thursday at 5:58 AM
- #48
Get the full Apple bundle for $100 a month. We are headed that way.
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arkitectneedsomecoffee
macrumors 6502
- May 6, 2008
- 474
- 1,059
- Seattle
- Thursday at 5:59 AM
- #49
AI resource usage (notably electricity) is going to become an issue. It already is in WA where via custom setups the new large datacenters get access to our hydro power forcing WA residents to rely on other (e.g. NG/coal) out-of-state plants. We simply do not have the infrastructure to support vast use of AI unless the models get vastly more efficient. (Zuck in last earnings call said Lama4 will be 10x more resource intensive -- YIKES). I hope Apple charges a fair amount, and I hope our utility commissions realize that tax breaks and special access to the grid and low-cost kwh rates is really not a great idea as the billionaires socializing these costs have no intent to pay fairly for the tax they are ultimately forcing onto all of us. Links:
Data centers threaten WA climate efforts by guzzling power
Some Washington utility officials might face a daunting choice: violate a state green energy law limiting fossil fuel use or risk rolling blackouts.
www.seattletimes.com
HTH, NSC
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gusmula, AppleEnthusiast1995, Cervisia and 1 other personGtrDude
macrumors 6502a
- Apr 17, 2011
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- Thursday at 5:59 AM
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dominiongamma said:
If it’s part of the Apple one plan then maybe but separate no thanks
They'll definitely bundle it with the Apple One and Apple One will go up about another 15 bucks a month.
But....hey....it's better than paying 20... that's how they play the game.
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