People will complain about the new subscription world but the concept has been around for decades. Ideally, I would like to upgrade my phone every year to the latest spec. Admittedly, I'm in the minority, and many people will see this as wasteful. Our phones are now the devices we spend the most time on. I can get ~30% of my work done on my phone. Even at $1000/year I can easily justify the cost relative to the value and productivity I get from the device.

I see a few advantages to using a subscription service:

- have the latest iPhone every year

- iCloud storage, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, etc are all bundled in

- Easy replacement if damaged or lost (Apple still has decent customer service)