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by rmbyrro 1497 days ago
Why are you frustrated? Apple is a for-profit business.

It's expected to do things maximizing their revenue.

If you expect businesses to do differently, you've set your self up for a life of frustrations.

EDIT: there's nothing wrong with this either; they have real people working there, maintaining this stuff, and real capital invested; if you find their services valuable, you better pay or else they won't last long...

2 comments

Are you seriously asking why someone might be frustrated that a thing that used to be free is no longer free?
Something can be both expected and frustrating. Of course customers are going to be frustrated when prices go up, especially if there’s a lack of transparency surrounding the process.

Companies don’t care about customers’ feelings, and customers don’t care about companies’ revenue. Both sides should be able to acknowledge this and act appropriately.

Yeah, if a company pisses me off and gives me the impression they’re getting greedy, I’m going to stop paying them and raise hell. That’s the trade-off. There’s nothing wrong with me or any other customer getting frustrated: that’s how the dynamic is meant to work.