Jakarta, Gizmologia – After launching its brand new iPhone line, followed by two new iPad variants, Apple recently decided to upgrade its subscription service. Yes, the prices of Apple Music, Apple TV + and Apple One have all gone up. How much in Indonesia?
In the heyday of the first generation iPhone era, Apple was successful in the digital music business via iTunes, where users of Apple products could purchase songs or albums. However, with the emergence of music streaming platforms, gadget users can now more freely listen to almost all music at a lower cost, even if the price increases periodically.
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This time it was Apple’s turn to decide to increase some of its subscription services. In addition to Apple Music, Apple TV +, and Apple One, there are many other services that have fixed prices. Call it iCloud, also known as Apple’s cloud storage, and Apple Fitness + which offers a variety of comprehensive and interactive workout options.
Apple TV + subscription prices increase significantly
So what are the reasons that push Apple to raise these three most popular services? It was claimed that one of the reasons was an increase in fees. For Apple Music, the increase in subscription fees will provide additional cash for the artists and songwriters it contains. Meanwhile, the price of Apple TV + has also increased due to the increasingly diverse amount of content, including original content.
It can be said that the price of an Apple Music subscription has slightly increased, currently it can be obtained for Rp. 35 thousand for students, Rp. 55 thousand for personnel and Rp. 85 thousand for families. Previously, monthly subscription rates for individuals ranged from IDR 49,000.
For Apple TV +, from the initial Rp. 69 thousand, now at Rp. 99 thousand per month for individuals. Meanwhile, for those of you who want to be more “savings” in subscribing to various services at the same time, now the cost of Apple One is 139 thousand IDR, 179 thousand IDR and 299 thousand IDR for each individual, family and premium package with the addition of Fitness + and iCloud 2TB.
For Apple Music and other feature development
The price increase for Apple Music, Apple TV + and Apple One will be quite pronounced for those who register individually. If it is a family joint venture, it may not seem significant. With this increase, will Gizmo’s friends still sign up?
Whereas there are currently many alternatives provided by other similar platforms. Spotify, for example, in addition to being more convenient, also offers a free option with ads. Meanwhile, YouTube makes YouTube Music free for YouTube Premium subscribers. Having a fairly comprehensive song list, even with benefits for certain genres of songs. Which is also added to the video’s song collection.
Apple said it made an announcement about Apple Music’s price hike, at least 30 days before the new rates go into effect. It also promises that it will continue to deliver additional features and innovations in the future, including the ability to stream in the Hi-Res Lossless codec that you can enjoy now.
