Apple News+ stumbled because it’s the service most outside Apple’s control

Apple’s big push into services this year was doomed for disaster—at least if you considered Apple News+ representative of what was to come back in March. Many of the problems I hated back then remain central to the experience: the mishmash of PDFs with digital content, the hassle of searching for publications, and the lack of real reasons to give up many direct subscriptions to notable magazines. Seven months on, the best thing about it is that it’s a relatively cheap way to read The Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker. With services, Apple News+ suggested last spring, Apple was biting off more than the famous hardware maker could chew.

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