I read some of it as interesting "quick fails" - Apple's BNPL, for instance - I see why they would have tried, and it's interesting that they pivoted relatively quickly out of it.

Some of the text is silly sour grapes, but it always will be with editorial content about tech products.

BNPL is kind of back for apps subscriptions, but not in the US for some reason.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/27/app-store-monthly-subsc...