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James Robertson
April 2, 2022 at 4:09 pm
So how does Apple repossess an iPhone if you stop making monthly payments? The cost of repossessing a car is economically viable, because a car is worth a lot. But a phone? They could shut the phone off and make it worthless, but Apple won’t recover it’s costs if the default happens early in the contract. I suppose people might make their phone payments over their rent in hard economic times, but the potential for Apple to lose money if this becomes the standard means of owning an iPhone seems high to me.
Be Low Below
April 2, 2022 at 4:10 pm
Debt! Yaaaaay
Cautious X0
April 2, 2022 at 4:15 pm
I would do a iPhone subscription tbh. I change phones every few years
christian crow
April 2, 2022 at 4:40 pm
I would so pay for a iPad or iPhone with subscription
Nick
April 2, 2022 at 4:56 pm
No it’s F$&%ing not because then Android will want to copy that f$&%ing b*ll $h1t in some way…
DeymSun
April 2, 2022 at 5:47 pm
the explanations on how much was dum
Vexxar
April 2, 2022 at 5:53 pm
Bad video. Cover both sides of the equation at least. You look like you were paid to say only good things. Put some effort into it..
Matt
April 2, 2022 at 6:10 pm
“Renting” a phone is a stupid idea. You can buy used ones online, do a payment plan for a new one or just keep what you have until it breaks.
Brandon Boggs
April 2, 2022 at 6:29 pm
Nope don’t like renting. I like buying my devices out right. Would never own another apple device anyway. Samsung all the way for me!
BunnyKillerX
April 2, 2022 at 6:48 pm
Use me as the dislike button so we can actually see the number of dislikes this video gets.
Abdulla Aboobacker
April 2, 2022 at 7:02 pm
Another trap like credit card ????
H3erobrine Notch
April 2, 2022 at 7:11 pm
There was no proof or calculation to prove subscriptions will be cheaper
DLRS 1
April 2, 2022 at 7:37 pm
In the near future, everything will be a subscription and we won’t own anything
Mr. Marc G.
April 3, 2022 at 12:30 am
And if you say something that goes against the view of the corporation, your subscriptions get cancelled.
Jason jay gregory
April 2, 2022 at 7:40 pm
Sounds like a scam we need a right to repair not this crap
Jason jay gregory
April 2, 2022 at 7:42 pm
Of course it will be cheaper you can’t sell the device after you give it back
SecretOfMonkeyIsland
April 2, 2022 at 8:31 pm
People used to rent gadgets back in the 80’s as they were too expensive to buy outright (tv’s, radios, VCR’s), this seems like a return to those times (Are we moving backwards).
R T
April 2, 2022 at 8:34 pm
We will not have a choice.
James Nguyen
April 2, 2022 at 9:52 pm
Uhh outright is still cheaper then if your keeping it for longer
Phire 4
April 2, 2022 at 9:53 pm
Yea you’ll end up paying more over time and you’ll lose your right to repair since you don’t own it
texan176
April 2, 2022 at 10:08 pm
Leasing = more environmentally friendly is total BS
They will crank out more phones than ever and expend energy while producing more waste byproducts. E-recycling is just code for old electronics sent to poor country so people paid 5 cents an hour can open them up to extract the minuscule quantities of precious metals inside.
The only thing you should ever lease is an apartment when you are starting out in your career or in school and have a good chance of moving in under 2-4 years. Ownership means you answer to no one, are free to do as you like, and build wealth by not being subject to inflationary pressures. If you own a house (and these crazy days even a car) you at least keep up with inflation.
As long as a phone does what you need it to do there is no reason to upgrade. Most people just make calls, take photos, email, text, and watch video on their phones. iPhones have had these capabilities for a long time.
MyTube
April 2, 2022 at 10:48 pm
I’m sure it’ll be like AT&T NEXT. I only get a new iPhone every year cause I use the camera for work. If I didn’t use it for work I don’t think it’s the best idea to get a new phone every year.
Tech Nerd
April 2, 2022 at 11:00 pm
If Apple requires a contract, no deal. That would be the Comcast Cable model. If they say pay as you go and return it any time, then maybe. That would be the Netflix model. The only other good thing I think is that the phones would be unlocked instead of the carrier locked versions. Don’t care about the planet and neither does Apple. That’s corporate spin to give idiots the warm and fuzzies.
Adipose Rex
April 2, 2022 at 11:23 pm
I like the idea of a subscription. I like to upgrade frequently so this would work for me.
Mr. Marc G.
April 3, 2022 at 12:24 am
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
No.
UteZ
April 3, 2022 at 1:35 am
If it’s a subscription then I can cancel anytime, give the phone back and re-subscribe anytime. Then potentially I can change to a different color iPhone every month.
Nigga Master
April 3, 2022 at 2:31 am
Sstupid apple ????????????
J F
April 3, 2022 at 2:33 am
Just call it leasing, because that’s exactly what it is. You’ll also still have to eat the sales tax in the beginning on the full value of the phone.
Tia Jones
April 3, 2022 at 3:21 am
Wtf lol nope lmfao subscription more bs
Bob
April 3, 2022 at 3:55 am
LOL i guarantee most people reading that title do not agree that it is.
Slimy feet
April 3, 2022 at 4:08 am
Wake up, then I go to the bank (Bank)
Stand on the table, I make it rain (Damn)
We with your wife, we just ran a train
Anthony Zhong
April 3, 2022 at 5:05 am
Paid video. When Apple gets boycott, too late.
Kiara
April 3, 2022 at 5:36 am
I’m over all the subscriptions everytime I open an app that isnt social media they are trying to get me to sign up for subscriptions JUST NO!
Michael Josias
April 3, 2022 at 6:37 am
pawn star me: the best i can do is $1.99 a month
NETVO TV
April 3, 2022 at 9:40 am
Isnt there’s already a yearly iPhone upgrade subscription plan?
Small Fry
April 3, 2022 at 7:47 pm
No thanks, not another subscription of my life… pass
gamester1416
April 4, 2022 at 12:23 am
Cheap is only if apple would hand them out just for $5 a month with no down payment. For people not to complain if they accidentally miss a payment. But it’s apple. So they’re not going to be cheap.
Thomas Lautenberger
April 4, 2022 at 3:20 am
I feel like this video is a bit tone deaf. Recycling a phone is not nearly as eco friendly as getting a new phone less often. You can’t have getting a new phone and creating less e waste. A subscription model will not be more affordable. If you can’t finance an iPhone se you shouldn’t be buying a new iPhone. Apple has no incentive to introduce a competitive subscription model. This is all about control they want to prevent right to repair, and sideloading.
Slimy feet
April 4, 2022 at 4:18 am
This is absurd, the only way to get value out of a 1300$ phone is to buy it outright and use it for 3-5 years. Upgrading annually is a waste of money, i don’t know anyone that does anything on there phone that makes the A15 struggle. This is definitely going to be a predatory Business practice that forces expensive smart phones in to peoples hands that can’t afford it. I love my iPhone 13 pro max, but if they transfer all iPhone usage into some sort of subscription I will certainly be leaving.
Francisco Campos
April 4, 2022 at 12:20 pm
Interesting but still a terrible idea!
M H
April 4, 2022 at 1:29 pm
You will own nothing and you will like it.
sohrob
April 4, 2022 at 4:01 pm
I hate this idea. I don’t like the concept of not owning the device I use and having to pay an indefinite subscription fee to use it.
Tyler
April 4, 2022 at 9:00 pm
I buy in full and trade in when I am ready.
John H
April 5, 2022 at 11:25 am
This is a terrible idea for consumers.
Mark
April 5, 2022 at 11:28 am
If it’s good for Apple, it will be bad for consumers.
Tim Twining
April 5, 2022 at 2:07 pm
This is a quietly powerful move. It will quickly consume the entire market. Everyone of the negative comments below is missing the big point here, residual value is as relevant to smartphones as it is with cars. With the advent of a mean price of $1000 per item and an upgrade cycle of a completely new and improved device every year, depreciation of the asset is rapid if not instant. By leasing the asset the depreciation isn’t an issue anymore. There is so little retained value in high end phones as against the rapid upgrade cycle it makes no sense to make it a capital purchase and take the massive loss in value. I guarantee you, everyone with significant liquidity will prefer to lease rather than purchase and this will quickly become a dominant means of owning a high value smartphone in 24 to no more than 36 month terms. It’s going to sweep the industry. This is bank folks. Like it or not. This is big.
White Hat
April 5, 2022 at 3:14 pm
Remember how the WEF played down: YOU WILL OWN NOTHING