The point is that many Apple Music subscribers might consider Spotify if its cost was the same as apple musics and if they could subscribe more easily.
Spotify deliberately decided to raise prices to create their own story.
Apple did indeed create more friction or cost for those who want to use services from other suppliers.
Apple should charge such aps per download and monthly storage fees to make up for teh lost revenue.
As for the "band width and storage is cheap" than why should Spotify get what it charges and not pay more to artists. Spotify wants Apple to pay for distribution without being compensated, pure and simple; and want the EU to make it happen.
Apple could simply drop Spotify and let them become a web app. No company has a right to be in another's store. If you think that is teh case, then Spotify should be forced to allow artists to advertise their websites and alternative platforms to gain access to their music. I think Spotify would not like that; but they are the major player in the music streaming, being as big as the next two combined at 30% vs 15/13%.
Normally, Apple has a good argument for stuff like this...Since they don't host Spotify's service, why should they get a cut for an in-app subscription? Seems like an unfair way for Apple to always have a leg-up on competing services in terms of pricing.
Access to the iPhone and place in the App Store. Perhaps Apple should institute per download fees for free apps offering in app subscriptions. Thye could offset them for any revenue from in app purchases.
Gas prices are very suspect when the same store will advertise a different price depending on what side of town you are on.....
GAs companies invented the idea of "micro markets" to price differentiate; mostly because they know most people will pay more for a name brand than a discounter and won't drive a few miles to save a few cents, thus they can segment the market very finely based on location.
Of all the bad takes in the wide Internet world of bad takes, this takes the bad take cake.
I don't like the fact that there's only one broadband ISP in my area, so I suppose I am free to start my own broadband company and raise it to the point where it's competitive with Time Warner? Problem solved?
That's often an outcome, in the US, of franchise agreements. Blame your politicians for stymieing competition.
Since Spotify has it own hardware "Car Thing" (I think is what it's called). Do they have to open it up to Apple Music. It seems the argument can and should be made both ways. So Spotify would have to spend time energy and resources to open up that platform so that other streaming music services can compete on it.
Good point. The are the major player and so should be subject to the same rules they want. Open it up, provide APIs for free access and no cut of revenue. I'm sure tehy'd love having o let competitors stream through their device for free.
