The subscription business model is a business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service. The model was pioneered by magazines and newspapers, but is now used by many businesses and websites.
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Netflix will offer its library for free to Indian non-subscribers for a weekend
Earlier this month, Netflix said that it's ending the 30-day long free trial that it used to entice people into getting a ...
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Apple One's pricing is too tempting not to subscribe
Apple announced its subscription bundle Apple One today that combines the goods many of its services. It has individual and ...
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Are the benefits of Apple’s App Store worth 30% of your revenue?
Unsurprisingly, Apple maintains its 30% revenue cut on the App Store is fair. In order to test that, I calculated what companies ...
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Software prices aren’t increasing as much as you’d think — here’s why
Capiche is a secret society for SaaS power users, building a new community of people who care about software to make the ...
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How to change your GeForce Now subscription (since you can't cancel)
Still paying for the founder's tier of GeForce Now? You can change to the free subscription, which as close as you can currently ...
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Disney sets a date for Mulan's non-premium streaming debut
Don't want to pay $30 extra to see Mulan when it debuts. According to Disney+, the film will be available for all subscribers ...
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Apple will soon give buyers a year to decide on AppleCare+, up from 60 days
Apple is about to give customers much more time to decide whether they want to sign up for its extended warranty program, ...
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EA renames its subscription service to EA Play
EA today revealed that it's rebranding and consolidating its subscription service. Whereas before it operated under a few ...
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Twitter's new secret project is a subscription platform
A Twitter job listing suggests a team called Gryphon is working on a secret project: a subscription platform built into Twitter ...
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BMW’s feature subscription service is anti-consumer rubbish
BMW could offer some vehicle features on a subscription basis. It still has to flesh out the details, but on the surface ...
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YouTube TV raises price another $15, so I'm cancelling my subscription
When YouTube TV launched in 2017, it felt like the future of television. It provided the live playback nature of cable channels, ...
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European Ford drivers could save up to $670 as marque makes some connected features free
In a move that's surely going to please new Ford owners, the US carmaker has made its connected car features free for European ...
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Apple's App Store model isn't worth the 30% charge for today's developers
Capiche is a secret society for SaaS power users, building a new community of people who care about software to make the ...
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United Airlines just got kicked out of the NASDAQ 100 by a company that helps you sign PDFs
It's easy to see why Nasdaq might phase out the failing United Airlines in favor of a 'stay-at-home' stock like DocuSign. ...
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How to cancel the subscriptions you've purchased on your iPhone
Want to cancel a Netflix or Apple Arcade subscription you made on your iPhone? Here's how you can do that.
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Instagram finally offers creators a chance to get paid
Instagram is rolling out features that offer creators a chance to monetize their content -- which has been a long time coming. ...
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How SaaS subscriptions brought skeuomorphism back to web design
This essay was originally published on Capiche, a secret society for SaaS power users, building a new community of people ...
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Tesla’s self-driving tech will pivot to subscription service — good shit, or just shit?
During Tesla's Q1 2020 earnings call, Elon Musk said that Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features will become subscription ...
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HBO Max streaming service (yes, another) to launch at the end of May
HBO Max, Warner Media's entrant in the streaming wars, is set to launch at the end of May with a very mixed bag of content. ...
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How travel tech companies aim to survive the coronavirus pandemic
We spoke to two very different travel tech companies — one an established player and the other an up-and-coming business ...
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$1 million per hour: Major music labels hit streaming milestone
Almost 80% of the entire US music industry's revenue came from streaming services last year, as subscriber counts continue ...
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Cluno's co-founder on why her company's growth keeps her awake at night
Cluno co-founder Christina Polleti tells Growth Quarters why her company's growth can get a little scary.
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Nintendo Switch Online is good, but it needs N64 games to be great
Nintendo Switch Online has gotten much better since its release date, but it needs one thing to become totally essential: ...
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Robinhood offers traders $15 for going down as markets gained $1.1T
The markets bounced hard on Monday, following their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis, but Robinhood users were ...
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ViacomCBS reportedly joining the streaming wars... again
Another big media conglomerate reportedly wants to make some serious waves in the streaming war. It's going to have to iceskate ...
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Love is a myth, Tinder earned $1.2 billion revenue in 2019
Dating app Tinder made $1.2 billion last year, accounting for half of Match Groups total annual income, reports The Verge. Match ...
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Google Photos tests $8 feature to auto-print 10 photos every month
Google is apparently working on a subscription service that will print a selection of your photos monthly, then deliver them ...
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Why the 2020 streaming wars will be won by robots
The problem streaming platforms will be addressing in 2020 is how they help viewers find what they want to watch — and ...
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CHEAP: Si! Ja! Da! Here's 95% off a lifetime membership to language-learning app Mondly
We all want to learn another language, right? Well, this lifetime membership to the language learning app Mondly could be ...
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Disney+ launches to a wave of technical issues
Disney today launched its Disney+ streaming service, its answer to the other TV content platforms out there, after teasing ...
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Apple TV+ is 242 times more expensive than Netflix (per show or movie)
You know what I love? A streaming service with as few things to watch as possible. Oh, and what’s that flying through my ...
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Adobe cancels all Venezuelan accounts, highlighting problems with subscription apps
Adobe has canceled all user accounts based in Venezuela in order to comply with Trump's August executive order barring US ...
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Apple is reportedly considering bundling Apple TV+ and Apple Music
Apple is set to launch its streaming video subscription service, Apple TV+, on November 1, with a competitive pricing of ...
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Netflix shows free episode to non-subscribers as streaming competition heats up
After introducing $3 per month mobile-only plan in India, Netflix is experimenting with a new strategy to lure more subscribers ...
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Google Play Pass isn't Android's answer to Apple Arcade
Welp, that didn't take long. Within days of Apple launching its Arcade game subscription services, Google's responded with a rough Android equivalent called Play Pass. Still, while the two seem similar on the surface, they're actually quite different -- and that's to Google's benefit. The ...
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Apple Arcade will reportedly set you back just $5 a month
A new report details the alleged pricing of Apple's Arcade gaming service, and, if true, it could be one of the cheaper options ...
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Just putting it out there: I still buy MP3s
In this column, “Just putting this out there...,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions ...
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What Slack and Fortnite can teach your business about freemium pricing
Fortnite and Slack are more similar than you might.
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Netflix launches its $3/month mobile-only subscription in India
At an event in New Delhi, India, today, Netflix launched its new mobile-only subscription tier for users in the country ...
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The battle between streaming platforms is getting nasty — here's how much it'll cost you
This is where the top 25 most popular TV series will run in the future, and how many subscriptions you will need to watch ...
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Mozilla is testing an ad-free news subscription for $5 a month
Mozilla has started testing an ad-free news subscription service for $5 per month in collaboration with Scroll, a news subscription ...
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Here’s how much you would have made if you invested in Netflix stock instead of a subscription
Our digital media addiction is costlier than you might think
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Mozilla will launch a paid version of Firefox this fall (Updated)
Firefox premium will launch by October that'll have features like VPN (Virtual Private Network) and secure cloud storage. ...
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Ubisoft announces its own game streaming service, Uplay+
Ubisoft found a comfy seat on the top of the bandwagon, because it's launched its own streaming service, called Uplay+. By ...
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Nura’s new ‘headphone subscription’ isn't as stupid as it sounds
You already subscribe to Netflix, Spotify, and iCloud – but time to add one more to your list: headphones? Yep, Nura's ...
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10 simple tricks to boosting MRR, the key to a SaaS business
Everybody knows the concept of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model by now. But what not many might realize is that ...
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Apple TV gets an overhaul, is now available on third-party devices
Apple TV is coming to the Mac, Roku, Fire TV, and certain smart TVs
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Facebook's News Feed is a mess, but it taught me to time travel
My relationship with Facebook has changed over the past two years. I’ve never been a fan, per se, but I find myself interacting ...
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Uber’s 3 grand ambitions and what they mean for us regular folks
Uber has plans to eliminate car ownership, take over the public transportation systems, and even fly you across cities. Say ...
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How to cancel your Twitch/YouTube/Mixer subscriptions
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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Amazon is reportedly building a game streaming service to rival Google and Microsoft
Amazon is building a game streaming service that will beam titles from the cloud, so you can play without installing them ...
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Mixer may have found the secret sauce for paying streamers full-time
Mixer, Microsoft's game streaming service, has always played second fiddle to Twitch. But a new payment paradigm on Mixer ...
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Film stalwarts save one of the few cinephile-friendly streaming services
One of the few streaming services dedicated to classic movies was recently earmarked for destruction. After one prolonged ...
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Here’s why Fortnite is the exception to the Nintendo Switch's rules
Nintendo confirmed over the weekend that Fortnite, the planet's collective mania of the moment, would not require a Nintendo ...
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Nintendo's retro NES controllers are the best thing about its Online service
Nintendo had its delayed Direct last night, and revealed new details about its Online subscription. One of its more interesting ...
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Apple's move to shake up the newspaper industry offers little upside
Apple is making a play at the publishing business. In March, the company acquired Texture, a subscription-based magazine ...
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Revolut launches Metal debit card that gives 'cashback' in cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency users have a new way of showing dedication to the cause. Meet Revolut's solid metal card that literally pays ...
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Strava modularizes its old subscription model for more versatility
Strava – the running and cycling app – has a new subscription model that modularizes its old one, giving more choice ...
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It’s time to confront Amazon's secret monopolies
At 3 PM ET on July 16, tens of millions of shoppers flocked to Amazon to celebrate the cornucopia of capitalism known as ...
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MoviePass never had a chance
Subscription movie service MoviePass offered anyone willing to shell out $10 a month -- less than the price of a single movie ...
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How to be successful on YouTube: The 3 steps
Become successful on YouTube. Brendan Gahan explains why brands are failing on YouTube and provides tips on how to build ...
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WhiteSmoke can help make sure your writing is as clean and error-free as it should be. Right now, you can get a lifetime ...
