Apple Gifts Retail Employees With Apple Music Subscription

[MacRumors]

Apple last week provided all of its employees with urBeats earphones from the Beats by Dr. Dre product lineup as part of an annual holiday gift, and today iTunes chief Eddy Cue told Apple employees they would also receive a free nine-month subscription to Apple Music.

Cue shared the news in a video message that went out to employees this morning. Employees will receive an Apple Music promo code later this month, which will allow them to activate their free subscriptions.

Valued at $90, the Apple Music subscription paired with the urBeats headphones makes Apple's 2015 gift to its employees one of the most generous the company has offered in recent years. Apple's holiday gifts go out to all of its employees around the world, encompassing Cupertino, satellite offices, and each of its retail locations.

In addition to being a nice perk for employees, offering an Apple Music subscription to all of its employees will have benefits for Apple, as it will allow retail workers to familiarize themselves with the service so they can better explain and recommend it to customers.

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[cmwade77]

Just guessing, but this is probably the only way they can sell the service now that Google Music just came out with family plans at a better price that have more features.

 

[Scott6666]

Anything to get the subscriber numbers up

 

[Klae17]

C'mon Eddie, why not 12 months? Lmao.

 

[gluckett]

C'mon Eddie, why not 12 months? Lmao.

I was going to say the same thing - seriously, not a whole year??? Hahahaha

 

[69Mustang]

In addition to being a nice perk for employees, offering an Apple Music subscription to all of its employees will have benefits for Apple, as it will allow retail workers to familiarize themselves with the service so they can better explain and recommend it to customers.

Will also increase Apple Music subscription numbers.
Cynicism. It's a disease.

 

[maxsix]

The Apple I once admired is looking rather worn and tattered.

 

[CFreymarc]

Anything to get the subscriber numbers up

Yup, same technique is done with employee issues stock to keep the company valuation up. Starbucks was accused of this many times.

 

[spaceballl]

Haha - lame, self-promoting "gift!"

 

[Attirex]

Time for Apple to close up shop.

 

[norrismantooth]

The service is worthless and music is free. That's what you get when you give it away. Apple just killed the music industry.

*edit* All employees receive Beats earbuds, too. That's nice! It's a good holiday gift. Thanks Obama!

 

[RB1959]

Oh for goodness sakes. Most companies give their staff nothing. I bet you guys throw your toys across the room at your mother on Christmas morning because they just aren't good enough for you. Grow up!.

 

[JimmyHook]

I would love to work for a company that awesome! I'm a huge fan of Apple Music as it stands. Just superb in every way. I use iCloud Music library for about 17000 tracks.

 

[JimmyHook]

Just guessing, but this is probably the only way they can sell the service now that Google Music just came out with family plans at a better price that have more features.

Google lacks the matching features, live radio, and human curation. Not worth the money

 

[CFreymarc]

Time for Apple to close up shop.

As an entire company, no way! As far as hanging up Apple Music, I give this horse two more years before it is killed like eWorld. My prediction is that Apple Music is spun off in a Clarius-like company where it is run out of Cupertino's influence and the Sunset Blvd pro's handle this scene right.

 

[Tech198]

i will also add it will give employees a taste of the bug the real world has so hopefully this will promote fixing these as well.

nine months is pretty good. but I would have like for employees to have the headphones AND Apple music at the same time.

And what do the employees get who were already an Apple music subscriber anyway?

 

[japanime]

The subscription is only for nine months because that's about how long the urBeats earphones will last.

 

[daanodinot]

C'mon Eddie, why not 12 months? Lmao.

3 months trial makes a year.

 

[JimmyHook]

i will also add it will give employees a taste of the bug the real world has so hopefully this will promote fixing these as well.

nine months is pretty good. but I would have like for employees to have the headphones AND Apple music at the same time.

Bugs? Almost all release bugs have been successfully dealt with. Its smooth now

 

[Tech198]

oh sure, the constant dubbeling up of tracks, and album art being replaced every time is not a big


I've even downloaded music for offline use, then same day it needed to upload ... This is Apple own music... so there's the proof. May not be wide spread, but its there.

(They should of been given Beats) Maybie next time.

 

[Artiss]

I'd be happy with those gifts - My family quite likes Apple Music - suits us just fine. Bash all you want, they didn't have to do anything, and yet for some thats not enough.

 

[RB1959]

I'd be happy with those gifts - My family quite likes Apple Music - suits us just fine. Bash all you want, they didn't have to do anything, and yet for some thats not enough.

Spoilt children who have no idea what it's like to go out to work or stand on their own two feet without their doting parents wiping their fat asses. Drives me crazy reading their childish posts.

 

[0007776]

And what do the employees get who were already an Apple music subscriber anyway?

I would assume it would add 9 months on top of whatever they have already paid for. Personally I don't see a need for an apple music subscription, but considering Apple doesn't have to give its workers anything it is a nice gesture.

 

[bhferguson]

Didn't Apple give everyone free iPhones when they originally came out? Not as a Christmas gift, but just to put them in the hands of more users? That would have been a great gift. Why not do the same with the watch?

 

[iMerik]

Just guessing, but this is probably the only way they can sell the service now that Google Music just came out with family plans at a better price that have more features.

Aren't both family plans $14.99/month?