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subscriptions by themselves they're just a bit outdated in a sense that we're seeing kind of more and more brands offer some variation... BetterMe where they add on Pilates uh kind of different props and stuff like that when you get a subscription with them
Subscription-only is becoming outdated — hybrid models are rising
All 11 subscription experts independently named hybrid monetization as the top 2025 trend. BetterMe ships physical Pilates props alongside its digital subscription; AI apps layer usage-based credits on subscriptions to handle LLM cost variability; niche apps add brand partnerships; utility apps use ads as a subscription conversion driver. Subscription-only revenue is increasingly seen as leaving money on the table, especially when funding is tight.
There's a Steve Jobs quote: if you do something and it turns out pretty good then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what's next. And I think with the app store in particular boy does that really resonate.
Apple is dwelling too long on App Store revenue instead of building what's next
Jobs' own plaque outside the Infinite Loop campus reads 'if you do something and it turns out pretty good then you should go do something else wonderful.' Gruber argues Apple has violated that principle by clinging to 30% commission structures and anti-steering rules long past the point where those innovations matured into pure rent extraction. The App Store's success should be the foundation for something new — not a fortress to defend.
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