Apple Pay Germany: Sparkasse launches this year
Two weeks ago, Sparkasse gave its first sign of life regarding Apple Pay since December 2018. Now...
Tag: Apple Services
Apple Services is Apple's fast-growing services business and covers all of the company's software subscriptions and digital offerings – including Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, iCloud+, Apple News+ and Apple One. The portfolio is rounded out by payment services such as Apple Pay and Apple Cash, the App Store, AppleCare and features like Find My, Apple ID and Family Sharing. Together, these services have become one of the most important revenue streams on Apple's balance sheet, with more than a billion paid subscriptions worldwide and regular records in quarterly earnings.
On apfelpatient.de, this tag brings together all news, rumors and background information on Apple's services strategy: new features in iOS, watchOS and macOS, price adjustments for subscriptions, bundle options via Apple One, regulatory battles around the App Store, and strategic decisions out of Cupertino. Quarterly results, market share and comparisons with competitors such as Spotify, Netflix and Google are also continuously analyzed here.
Anyone wanting to understand where Apple's services division is heading, which new services are in the pipeline and how to get the most out of their subscriptions will find a complete editorial overview here.
Apple Music: Now also on Google Home?
Apple only released Apple Music for Amazon's Alexa at the end of last year. So far, it's only available in the US...
Apple Pay: Savings banks are now ready for Apple's payment service
Apple Pay was introduced in Germany on December 11, 2018. With Apple's payment service, iPhone and Apple Watch can be used to pay EC or ...
Apple Pay: The Apple credit card is coming
The first rumors about an Apple credit card surfaced when Apple Pay was introduced in 2014. Now...
Apple Keynote: Date set – but without iPad & Co.?
For weeks there has been speculation about what new products Apple will soon present. A keynote in March was previously considered certain. Now...
Apple: Ahrendts leaves and O'Brien comes
Angela Ahrendts became Apple's retail chief in 2013. Before that, she worked as an executive at British fashion brand Burberry. Apple has...
AppStore: Apple plans subscription for games
Apple aims to double its revenue from subscription services by 2021. Apple Music is already running, and rumors say magazine subscriptions are...
According to Samsung: These TVs will get AirPlay 2 and more
For some it was a shock, for others it was a joy. Samsung presented a new smartphone at the CES technology trade fair in Las Vegas...
iTunes: Apple cooperates with Samsung
In the past, Apple devices were necessary to use Apple's own services. The iGroup has changed its policy for some time now...
Apple: New service to launch in 2019
Apple aims to double its revenue from subscription services by 2020. Now, the next big offering is said to be ready. According to a report by the news channel...
