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    Prices Increase for Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, and Apple One

   Adam Engst

   Following the lead of streaming services like Disney+, Hulu, and
   Netflix, Apple has raised prices for [1]Apple TV+ alongside [2]Apple
   Arcade and [3]Apple News+. [4]Apple One bundle prices have also
   increased. In the US, the price changes include:
     * Apple TV+ increases by $3 from $6.99 to $9.99 per month
     * Apple Arcade increases by $2 from $4.99 to $6.99 per month
     * Apple News+ increases by $3 from $9.99 to $12.99 per month

   The Apple One bundles go up as well:
     * Apple One Individual increases by $3 from $16.95 to $19.95 per
       month
     * Apple One Family increases by $3 from $22.95 to $25.95 per month
     * Apple One Premier increases by $5 from $32.95 to $37.95 per month

   [5]iCloud+, [6]Apple Music, and [7]Apple Fitness+ prices remain
   unchanged this time, although Apple raised Apple Music prices a year
   ago (see '[8]Apple Raises the Price of Apple Music, Apple TV+, and
   Apple One,' 24 October 2022).

   It's unsurprising that Apple increased the Apple TV+ price given the
   industry trend and the cost of creating an ever-increasing amount of
   new content for the service. With Apple Arcade and Apple News+, it's
   hard to see improvements or increased costs warranting those price
   hikes. Perhaps it's just Apple catching up with inflation or juicing
   Services revenue.

   I switched to Apple One Premier a while back because we need 2 TB of
   iCloud+ storage and the family plan for Apple Music. I figured Apple
   TV+ was worth its initial $4.99 per month cost to see what Apple was
   doing, and we put up with the price increase to $6.99 in 2022 because
   we were watching a show then. I have no use for Apple Arcade, Apple
   Fitness+, or Apple News+, but before this increase, I was paying $32.95
   for services that would have cost $33.97 separately.

   Now, however, the Apple One Premier price is $37.95, and the three
   services I use would cost $36.97 unbundled. Is it worth $0.98 per month
   to be able to look at a couple of paywalled articles on Apple News+?
   Maybe, especially when coupled with a slight concern about messing up
   our iCloud+ subscription when downgrading from Apple One Premier. But
   it's more likely that we'll cancel Apple TV+ entirely after finishing
   [9]Lessons in Chemistry. And we'll only last that long if Tonya'who
   enjoyed [10]the book by Bonnie Garmus'is correct in believing that
   future episodes should become less soul-suckingly depressing.

References

   Visible links
   1. https://tv.apple.com/
   2. https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade/?itscg=10000&itsct=arc-0-apl_hp-kitty_learn-apl-ref-230728
   3. https://www.apple.com/apple-news/
   4. https://www.apple.com/apple-one/
   5. https://www.apple.com/icloud/
   6. https://www.apple.com/apple-music/
   7. https://www.apple.com/apple-fitness-plus/
   8. https://tidbits.com/2022/10/24/apple-raises-the-price-of-apple-music-apple-tv-and-apple-one/
   9. https://tv.apple.com/us/show/lessons-in-chemistry/umc.cmc.40yycssgxelw4zur8m2ilmvyx
  10. https://www.amazon.com/dp/038554734X/?tag=tidbitselectro00

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