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bayindirhyesterday at 3:03 PM2 repliesview on HN

The only "...for now" event I have seen in last 20 years of Apple software is iWorks and Mac OS X become free.

...and they integrated some of the Aperture to new Photos app, which is again was a transition to free.

Name me something a product, not a service which you can only subscribe in Apple's ecosystem.


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arvinsimyesterday at 3:24 PM

Logic Pro in iPad is subscription only.

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ascagnel_yesterday at 3:29 PM

> Name me something a product, not a service which you can only subscribe in Apple's ecosystem.

The shows on Apple TV are only available via a subscription; there's no way to have a perpetual purchase (at least as far as that a la carte style of purchase is perpetual).

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