This Week’s Subscription News: Apple, Amazon, Atlassian and ABC

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In this week’s subscription news, we learn that Facebook may want to help publishers to find subscribers, Atlassian launches a new subscription bundle that includes all of its developer tools, and Apple and Amazon may be ready to play nice, or are they? Also this week, Sony PlayStation 4 Sales are hot, the Netflix/ABC hacker promises more leaks in Hollywood, and Scalable Software doubles its recurring revenue and increases adoption by 80 percent. Here’s what else we’re reading this week.

Apple Music Still Aiming for 100 Million Subscribers
Guru Focus

Atlassian Launches New Subscription Bundle That Includes All of Its Developer Tools
Tech Crunch

Is Facebook Serious About Helping Publishers Find Subscribers?
Poynter

Sony Sells More Than 60 Million PlayStation 4 Units Worldwide
Tech Times

Scalable Software Recurring Revenue Doubles, Adoption Up 80% Year Over Year
Benzinga

Netflix, ABC Hacker Promises More Leaks: “Hollywood Is Under Attack”
The Hollywood Reporter

Microsoft to Drop Support for Parature Customer-Service Offering by May 2018
ZDNet

Are Apple and Amazon Ready to Play Nice?
Barron’s

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Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!