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But other brands don’t exist…Apple wishes!

pichael said:

Fantastic idea… and then you can use all that money saved to continue paying for the subscription after the point you want to cancel it as there is no easy way to unsubscribe. Or their weak card processing system gets hacked and you lose all your financial details. 

Huh?  If you can’t manage subscriptions that’s on you.  It’s not that hard.  I routinely subscribe then cancel straight away so I can use it for the month and when it runs out it stops and if I want to resubscribe I do the same again.  Or better yet I get a good deal on an annual subscription like I did for Paramount during Black Friday and I don’t have to worry about it for a year.  Again, it’s not that hard.

And the whole “payment insecure” thing is a bogus scare tactic and is widely debunked.  These are mostly global companies and many offer Apple Pay outside the app.  Do you not buy anything online not from Apple?  Give me a break!  Credit card companies and your bank have their own fraud protections and insurance guarantees.  Again, if you can’t manage and keep an eye your own bank accounts that’s on you.  Did I mention it’s not that hard?

Don’t be evil, Apple.

As for us users, take the effort to buy your subscriptions outside the app where possible and you’ll likely pay less.  A small bit of effort but it goes a long way when you add up the savings over time.

Wesley Hilliard said:

mattinoz said:

Wait so every subsystem used to get CSAM working is controversial now?
even if it is used in a dozen other places in the system that aren’t considered controversial and adds nothing specific to the controversy?

idk if you missed it, but on-device and iCloud CSAM detection using these tools were deemed highly controversial.

And Ireland is crapping on the rest of the EU and quite frankly the whole world by allowing it for personal gain.  I hope the EU stands up to it.