Apple’s Business Essentials subscriptions support small businesses that only use Apple
Apple Business Essentials | Image: Apple This week Apple unveiled another beta program, but instead of offering early previews of software for your Mac, iPhone, or iPad, it's a new initiative called Business Essentials. In line with Apple's recent shift toward selling services, it's a subscription package aimed at small businesses with three different plans and a move that has been anticipated since it acquired the device management platform Fleetsmith a little over a year ago.
Starting at $2.99 per device per month, they can cover employees across a single device, more than one device, or a more expensive plan that covers multiple devices and adds more cloud storage. An AppleCare+ package will be available when it launches full in spring 2022, adding 24/7 phone support,...