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by wyattjoh 854 days ago
The allure of the Apple ecosystem is the whole "it just works". I would absolutely want to be warned (and have less technically minded family members warned) when they are being sent to some third-party payment system when they're used to the guaranteed safe environment that Apple provides.
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> the guaranteed safe environment that Apple provides.

Guaranteed by whom? Not Apple, for sure.

Absolutely by Apple. Any subscription or charge against the users account all collects to the same place where it's always the User that has absolute control over their subscriptions. Want to cancel it? Easy, one place, one tap, done.
Yoy did say ecosytem/environment and there's a lot more to that than just subscriptions.

E.g. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-10781343/M...

Doesn't Apple have a really simple Apple run payment portal where you can easily stop monthly charges? I don't even use Apple products myself but I'd want to be warned if I was about to lose that advantage, your average company are absolutely scum about monthly charges and cancellations.
Tbat's like wanting one high street shop to warn you upon a visit to another.