Apple may soon offer subscription plans for its hardware
آبل تطلق قريباً خدمة جديدة لشراء منتجاتها بالتقسيط
bloomberg
Apple Inc. is working on a subscription service for the iPhone and other hardware products, a move that could make device ownership similar to paying a monthly app fee, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The service would be Apple’s biggest push yet into automatically recurring sales, allowing users to subscribe to hardware for the first time — rather than just digital services. But the project is still in development, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the initiative hasn’t been announced.
The idea is to make the process of buying an iPhone or iPad on par with paying for iCloud storage or an Apple Music subscription each month. Apple is planning to let customers subscribe to hardware with the same Apple ID and App Store account they use to buy apps and subscribe to services today.
The program would differ from an installment program in that the monthly charge wouldn’t be the price of the device split across 12 or 24 months. Rather, it would be a yet-to-be-determined monthly fee that depends on which device the user chooses.
The company has discussed allowing users of the program to swap out their devices for new models when fresh hardware comes out. It historically releases new versions of its major devices, including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, once a year.
Apple has been working on the subscription program for several months, but the project was recently put on the back burner in an effort to launch a “buy now, pay later” service more quickly. Nonetheless, the subscription service is still expected to launch at the end of 2022, but could be delayed into 2023 or end up getting canceled, the people said.
الشرق
أعلنت شركة آبل عن استعدادها لإطلاق خدمة جديدة تسمح للعملاء بشراء عدد من منتجاتها عبر أقساط شهرية لمدة 12 شهراً.
وذكرت وكالة بلومبيرغ – عبر تقريرها – أن الشركة تطلق خدمتها خلال الأسابيع المقبلة ما يتيح للعملاء شراء منتجات الشركة بنظام التقسيط بدون فوائد .
وأوضحت الشركة أن طريقة الدفع ستتم عبر “أبل كارد” في تطبيق “wallet”، على أجهزة “آيفون”، فيما ستضاف التكلفة على الفاتورة الشهرية لـ “أبل كارد” الخاصة بالعميل.
وأشارت إلى أن الخدمة صممت لزيادة الإقبال على آبل كارد وهو جهد مشترك بين عملاق التكنولوجيا ومجموعة “جولدمان ساكس” كما تهدف إلى زيادة مبيعات منتجات أبل من خلال السماح للمستخدمين بتقسيط التكلفة .
