Spotify says support for external payments on iOS has already boosted subscriptions
Spotify says its ability to direct its customers to external payment links in its iOS app has already had a positive impact on sales. In a newly filed amicus brief…
VPNSecure suddenly cuts lifetime subscriptions to users
New owners of VPNSecure have been taking major flak recently after unexpectedly cancelling all lifetime subscriptions for users of the VPN service. The owners claimed that they didn’t know about…
The FTC pushes the enforcement of its “click-to-cancel” rule requiring businesses to make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up, from May 14 to July 14 (Cheyenne MacDonald/Engadget)
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32.4% of US businesses had OpenAI subscriptions in April, up from 28% in March; Google AI subscriptions fell from 2.3% in Feb. to 0.1% in April (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
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Q&A with Sonos interim CEO Tom Conrad on the disastrous app redesign, the Ace headphones, subscriptions, the canceled video player, Google, and more (Chris Welch/The Verge)
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ChatGPT may be exploring weekly and lifetime subscriptions
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Code suggests ChatGPT might be testing weekly and lifetime subscriptions. This could offer more flexible payment options for users, especially those looking for an…
This antivirus software is for people who hate subscriptions
TL;DR: Get top-tier malware, ransomware, and online privacy protection with Priil Internet Security, now available for $89.99 for lifelong access (reg. $239.97). If you’ve ever been burned by a “free”…
Gmail on Android makes it incredibly easy to cancel email subscriptions
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has started rolling out a new feature to Gmail on Android that helps users easily manage email subscriptions. It adds a new Manage…
Feds accuse Uber of charging customers for subscriptions without consent
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Monday against Uber, alleging the ride-hail and delivery giant charged customers for its Uber One subscription service without their consent. The lawsuit also…
users in India have spent $8M on ChatGPT subscriptions through IAP since 2023, not including web app purchases, versus ~$330M spent by US users (TechCrunch)
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