Thinking About Apple One

Apple One, a single subscription that bundles up to six different Apple subscription products, became available this weekend in three flavors: Individual ($15 a month), Family ($20 a month), and Premier ($30 a month.) 

If you were to buy everything unbundled, you would pay about $6 more for the individual plan, $8 for the Family plan, and a whopping $25 a month for the Premier plan. On paper, it sounds like such a great deal, especially if you buy the premier package. I mean, it has everything. Especially if you have kids who like to play games on their devices. It is also a smart, sneaky way to keep the entire family on the Apple hardware for a long time. 

The fly in the ointment is storage. A measly 50 GB storage in 2020 or 200 GB shared among (up to) five family members is a bit of a joke.


Podcast Appearances: On Gruber’s TalkShow & GigaOM Commutist

As a wise man once said, don’t speak unless you have something to say. I took that advise to heart and restricted what I said – whether it was through my writings or via the spoken word. However, this week I broke my vow, made an appearance on two podcasts, and let loose. 

  • GigaOM Commutist – which is a brand new podcast by my colleagues Chris Albrecht & Erica Ogg. They talk to me and Kevin Fitchard about the iPhone5, why I didn’t stay up last night to order one and of course, what it means for LTE. It is an fun second episode. Commutist  features our edit team members who will discuss big stories of the week. We launched it last week and it is now available via the iTunes store.
  • Earlier this week, I was asked by none other than John Gruber to appear on his TalkShow podcast. Being a