Anyone think Apple backing down to the music industry like that sets a bad precedent?
it still doesn't support the 4 inch screen and comes up with black bars.
There are two established alternatives for streaming radio already in the market. The circumstances are entirely different with iTunes was originally launched. Apple had very little bargaining power this time around.
They will get paid...they just don't have the bargaining chips to negotiate better deals that the alternatives.The record labels and artists get paid when their songs get played on Spotify, Pandora and other services... right?
So why wouldn't they want to get paid from Apple too?
You make it sound like 100% of Apple device users are already paying for some service.
Pandora has 4 million paid subscribers... Spotify has 6 million.
I'm guessing Apple's implementation of a streaming service would surpass those in no time.
They will get paid...they just don't have the bargaining chips to negotiate better deals that the alternatives.
Am I missing something here? What could possibly make this revolutionary? It just seems like they are playing catch up. Isn't the whole purpose of having your music in iCloud is so that it can be accessed when you want it?
It's a pretty likely rumor since most of the leaks came from multiple music studios that were dealing with Apple.
Anyone think Apple backing down to the music industry like that sets a bad precedent?
? Huh ? What's that have to do with iTunes Radio? Plus if its not like Spotify I couldn't care less.
I'm obviously not following this story too closely.
Who doesn't have the bargaining chip?
The labels have the songs... but Apple has 300 million iDevice users who love to spend money.
Seems like both sides have a lot to gain.
I already pay for Spotify and love it. Apple is going to have to do something big to steal my dollars from Spotify.
Who the he// do these music labels think they are?!?!
Their greed is astounding!
Really?? I am pretty sure Jobs would never cave to thief record companies.
Sick
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Spotify beware...
It doesn't help that Apple is many years late to the game where the two alternatives both have solidified themselves as successful mainstays.
but the labels look at Spotify's and Pandora's accessibility and penetration on iOS devices already and say to Apple, "we already have a big presence on your devices. What else do you have?"
Who the he// do these music labels think they are?!?!
Their greed is astounding!
I don't quite understand why Apple can't offer a service like Spotify?![]()
spotify
January, 2010:------------ 250,000 paying subscribers
March 17, 2010:----------- 320,000
July 20, 2010: ---------------- 500,000
December 8, 2010: ------ 750,000
March 8, 2011:--------------- 1,000,000
July 14, 2011: -----------------1,600,000
Sept 21, 2011: ---------------- 2,000,000
Nov 23, 2011: ------------------2,500,000
Jan 26, 2012: -------------------3,000,000
July 31, 2012:--------------------4,000,000
Dec 6, 2012: ---------------------5,000,000
March 12, 2013:------------------6,000,000 paying subscribers
Let me repeat that... a total of 10 million paying Spotify and Pandora customers... on both iOS and Android... out of a billion devices. That's not very good adoption after all.
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