With a decline in sales of iPhone units recently, Apple’s main source of revenue is turning towards its services. Lately, Apple had released a lineup of the iPhone X series which has received good critics from its fans. But last Sunday Apple released some of its new services which are Apple branded credit card, video streaming service, subscription gaming platform, and magazines and news services a.k.a Apple News+.
The event was a massive hit and Apple News+ got more than 200,000 subscribers within 48 hours, the data is based on The New York Times report.
Apple News+ is a subscription-based service offered by Apple that provides access to a wide range of digital magazines and newspapers. In its first week of launch, Apple News+ managed to attract over 200,000 subscribers. The service offers users the ability to browse and read content from popular publications across various categories, including news, lifestyle, entertainment, and more. With its vast selection of magazines and newspapers, Apple News+ aims to provide a convenient and comprehensive platform for users to stay informed and entertained.
The Apple News+ app didn’t fall far from the tree
The only service introduced by Apple last week was Apple News+ which is headlined by The Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times and provides its user to choose from more than 300 popular magazines and publications. After a month of the free trial, the users will have to pay $9.99 which is $10 obviously, and $12.99 in Canada. The service is yet to be released in Australia and Europe and for the global audience later this year.
The service is modeled after Texture, which Apple acquired last year. Before being acquired by Apple Texture used to provide a subscription to only 200 magazines and digital publications so Apple’s strategy is to build up a number of the audience by providing more choices by shutting down Texture and moving its user to apple news+. John Loughlin, Ceo of Texture stated in 2016 that it has more than “hundreds of thousands” of users.
A dozen of high-profile brands will grace Apple’s screen everywhere. The titles will cover a wide cross-section of interests including style and beauty (Vogue, InStyle), food (Bon Appetit), and science and technology (National Geographic, Scientific American) also offering feature publications focused on business and politics (Time, The Atlantic), travel (Conde Nast Traveler), sports (Runners World, Sports Illustrated), and entertainment (People, Vanity Fair). Readers will also get access to several popular digital publications, like TechCrunch and Wired.
While providing its users with services like this the main agenda of Apple is obviously to retain its position as a trillion-dollar company and generate a hefty revenue. Apple managed to generate approximately $ 256 billion in revenue in the past 12 months, and if the 200k subscribers continued their subscription even after the trial period expires it will only generate 24 million dollars for Apple and that is before the publisher’s cut. This is a good strategy for recurring income and a bright future for Apple News+.
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