It turned out that technology giant Apple plans to implement a 'subscription' system that will include devices such as the iPhone. In the news, it was stated that this system is planned to be launched at the end of 2022 or at the beginning of 2023.
US-based Apple; It sells iPhone, iPad and many of its products to people with new models every year. This results in billions of dollars in profit per year. However, Apple ranks high among the most valuable companies in the world.
In line with the claims coming from Apple now, claims that the technology giant has very interesting plans for the coming years are circulating. According to the information received, Apple, which came to the fore with the introduction of the new iPhone SE and new iPad Air and iPhone 14 models at an event held in the past weeks, plans to implement a new hardware subscription system.
SUBSCRIPTION SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES BUYING IPHONES WITH MONTHLY FEE
In the news shared by Mark Gurman, it was reported that Apple is considering launching a subscription system that is expected to be used next year and will include devices such as iPhone and iPad. This means that devices can be purchased with monthly payments.
As a result, consumers will not only buy a phone by choosing one of the options such as 12-24 months, but they will also be able to use everything included in the service with a subscription system that includes different services by paying a single monthly fee. In fact, Apple has a system that allows you to buy an iPhone in installments, but there are separate fees for all services.
In line with these decisions taken by Apple, in recent years, the giant company; It is possible to say that it is a part of the movement to switch to the 'subscription' system in many subjects such as Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade. In the hardware part, the company has taken such a step before, as it did in 2019, and introduced a similar monthly payment system for AppleCare, which offers an extended warranty.
Although there are not many details on this subject yet, with the hardware subscription system, users will also have various upgrade plans for their devices. It is among the information received that subscriptions may be linked to Apple ID accounts, as in other services.
This shows that the company has developed a system that allows the installment payment system to be used together with other services by eliminating the intermediaries. In addition, it is expected that Apple will be able to take such a hardware subscription system to devices such as Mac and iPad.
WILL THE HARDWARE SUBSCRIPTION SYSTEM COME TO TURKEY?
According to the information received by Apple, this new system, which is said to be possible to launch the hardware subscription system towards the end of 2022 or in the beginning of 2023, can lead to major strategic changes of the company and turn into a very profitable business for both people and Apple. While Apple makes more than billions of dollars in profit, many people may not have to spend a lot of money to own Apple's new devices.
The case of this system coming to Turkey, considering the fact that many subscription systems offered by Apple to consumers are not available in Turkey (Apple TV+, Apple Fitness+, Apple News), states that it is quite difficult for this system to come to our country, at least for a while. There are benefits. However, if such a thing becomes a reality, it will not be wrong to state that it will be easier to access the devices that people have by paying thousands of liras in our country.