My guess is they're going to keep it free as long as you get a new phone every 2 years or add some more features and charge for those.
Don't think they want to look like they're charging people to keep their lives.
Don't think they want to look like they're charging people to keep their lives.
So I think this is an advantage. If, lets say, it costs 4.99 a year, I think a good percentage of people would do that (me included, even though I'm not an iPhone user).