{"id":1401743,"date":"2022-03-26T11:44:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T15:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1401743"},"modified":"2022-03-26T11:44:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T15:44:55","slug":"youll-own-nothing-and-like-it-apple-is-working-on-hardware-subscriptions-for-iphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youll-own-nothing-and-like-it-apple-is-working-on-hardware-subscriptions-for-iphones\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#039;ll Own Nothing and Like It: Apple Is Working on Hardware Subscriptions for iPhones"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyoull-own-nothing-and-like-it-apple-is-working-on-hardware-subscriptions-for-iphones%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1401743&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Tech giant Apple is working on turning its iPhone and other products into a subscription-based hardware service sharing some similarities with a car lease.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-03-24\/apple-is-working-on-a-hardware-subscription-service-for-iphones?sref=9hGJlFio\">reports<\/a>\u00a0that tech giant Apple is developing a subscription service for its iPhone and other hardware products, which could turn iPhone ownership into a subscription service rather than direct hardware ownership. The service would be Apple\u2019s biggest effort so far to enter the automatically recurring sales market.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_8118359\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2018\/02\/wi\/ap\/01\/767cgd_apple-iphone-jitters-17896-iphone-in-friday-nov-2017-file-photo-customer-e1551118945922.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(The Associated Press)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17649026\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Apple-CEO-Tim-Cook-poses-for-a-goofy-selfie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17649026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Apple-CEO-Tim-Cook-poses-for-a-goofy-selfie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for a goofy selfie ( Justin Sullivan\/Getty)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The project is reportedly still in development, according to sources with knowledge of the matter, and has yet to be finalized. Apple shares climbed to a session high falling Bloomberg\u2019s reporting of the feature late this week, closing up 2.3 percent at $174.07. Although the stock is still down two percent this year, Apple has seen increases daily for the past eight days.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Apple\u2019s development of a hardware subscription service, similar to an auto-leasing program, would be a major shift for the company\u2019s overall strategy which has largely focused on selling devices at full price outright. Apple has previously offered installment packages or carrier subsidies, however.<\/p>\n<p>This move could help Apple to generate additional revenue and make it easier for customers to justify spending thousands of dollars on Apple\u2019s latest iPhones, some of which have received underwhelming updates.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone still accounts for Apple\u2019s largest source of sales, generating almost $192 billion last year \u2014 more than half of Apple\u2019s revenue. The Silicon Valley giant reportedly wants to make purchasing an iPhone or iPad as easy as paying for iCloud storage or an Apple Music subscription. Tim Cook\u2019s company is currently planning to let customers subscribe to hardware purchases with the same Apple ID and App Store account used to purchase apps and subscribe to services currently.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-03-24\/apple-is-working-on-a-hardware-subscription-service-for-iphones?sref=9hGJlFio\">Bloomberg here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter\u00a0<\/i><i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lucasnolan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@LucasNolan<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><i>or contact via secure email at the address\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:lucasnolan@protonmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">lucasnolan@protonmail.com<\/a><\/i><i><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech giant Apple is working on turning its iPhone and other products into a subscription-based hardware service sharing some similarities with a car lease. 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