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Surely they have enough money to offer it free and just make it another selling point for iPhone over android. It’s not like they charge for Siri (yet).
I’d imagine they’d just roll it into AppleOne when time comes. Even if it were standalone at $30 it would be competitive for those more outdoorsy.
A lot of folks on online forums really don’t understand how shocking it is to even offer this kind of service for free for a year, much less two or more.
$30 wouldn’t be competitive at all. A basic Garmin InReach subscription is $15 a month.
With Apples massive user base, they should be able to just include it in Apple One or as a standalone for a couple bucks a month. They would instantly have more revenue just from that than Garmin does from InReach.
Yeah, I was comparing against the $30 plan since it's effectively an unlimited plan now and throw a few dollars at not having to buy a separate device.
Though Iridium (InReach) is a bit more robust than Globalstar and you can get weather/etc...
Capitalists do nothing for free because they are callous, heartless monsters.