Isn't this how tv works? If you want to watch a show, there are a ton of them only available on one channel. In Canada we have to pay a premium to watch Game of thrones as it's only available on one streaming platform.
Publishers with no creativity except with regard to finance make millions off actual artists... and scream when others make money off them too. Too bad. "Exclusive" for 2 weeks? So? I won't be crying for music publishers or labels, ever.
The labels are afraid because Frank Ocean went independent and dropped this exclusive and got a huge payout from Apple. Frank didn't need the labels, now, no one really needs a label.
im saying it's potentially apple's fault if they are engaging in anti competitive behaviour. their profits and accumulated wealth deserve investigation. this would have been the case 40 years ago but things have changed
Not unlike another IT company that Apple use to mock in commercials.
Funny how the wheel turns.
The thing is the exclusive is for 2 weeks, so basically you're only pirating because you want it and you want it NOW.
I don't even understand this whole issue, I mean you don't want streaming services to compete on content so on what should they compete? UI? Price? If Apple decided to take the loss and drop the price to 5$ everyone would complain its unfair since they have a huge chest of money.
The TV equivalent of what people asking is basically: every network needs to have every show so I can choose which one I want to pay but thats not how the market works.
Spotify will probably fall not because of Apple Music (although it is increased competition) but because they "allowed" people to think Music is free of charge and now people are obviously saying no to paying for it.
The thing is the exclusive is for 2 weeks, so basically you're only pirating because you want it and you want it NOW.
I don't even understand this whole issue, I mean you don't want streaming services to compete on content so on what should they compete? UI? Price? If Apple decided to take the loss and drop the price to 5$ everyone would complain its unfair since they have a huge chest of money.
The TV equivalent of what people asking is basically: every network needs to have every show so I can choose which one I want to pay but thats not how the market works.
Spotify will probably fall not because of Apple Music (although it is increased competition) but because they "allowed" people to think Music is free of charge and now people are obviously saying no to paying for it.
I keep saying it, but Prince did it and actually sold direct to consumer on his websites.BINGO!!! The labels are afraid that other artists may go independent then what happens? They don't get a pay day. The labels could have gotten together a long time ago and did something similar to HULU for music, but they didn't, and now they are complaining because they see Services like Apple Music, Spotify, Google Music, and Spotify as a threat because they realize the potential for the Artist to cut them out.
Good. Apple should be investigated.
Completely agree with Mr. Lefsetz. Every Spotify the first mover in the streaming business is a toddler compared to Apple. It should be a fair game for small guys like Spotify, Pandora etc.
Damn right I want it NOW!!!!! We live live in NOW society. There will be a Pre-Order thread about the new iPhone, and everyone will be impatiently refreshing their shipper's tracking site and complaining. One of the biggest complaints about Android devices is they don't get Android updates as soon as it's released. So don't act like the NOW factor isn't important.
If I'm paying monthly for a service and other services uncut the one that I'm paying for with exclusives, that hurts me as a consumer. So screw them, I'll pirate. It's a dog eat dog world.
These other companies were losing money before Apple ever came along.
capitalism should encourage competition. if there was healthy competition apple wouldn't have so much money and have such large profits
Damn right I want it NOW!!!!! We live live in NOW society. There will be a Pre-Order thread about the new iPhone, and everyone will be impatiently refreshing their shipper's tracking site and complaining. One of the biggest complaints about Android devices is they don't get Android updates as soon as it's released. So don't act like the NOW factor isn't important.
If I'm paying monthly for a service and other services uncut the one that I'm paying for with exclusives, that hurts me as a consumer. So screw them, I'll pirate. It's a dog eat dog world.
What? According to that logic Netflix is hurting everyone else that subscribes to a different service since they can't watch Stranger Things on those services.
It's difference with video, cause that's how it's always been. With music, this exclusive crap is alienating consumers.
How is it alienating customers? Also exclusive already existed before Apple Music, simply Apple was unable to compete in monthly price so they're competing in content, using their war chest.
I can only clap and praise for their smart strategy: use industry-standard measures to force the competition to compete on terms in which Apple is strongest (money), undercutting the competition with industry-standard measures is an amazing business move.
If it's good for the consumer is to be determined but I doubt it'll be too bad as Apple seems pretty good at pricing their services.
Then according to your logic. It should be alright for providers to make bandwidth tiers, and slow down or ban services that don't comply. Pretty sure you wouldn't like it if it cost you more to use Netflix, cause it's exclusive for higher tiered internet plans.
Then according to your logic. It should be alright for providers to make bandwidth tiers, and slow down or ban services that don't comply. Pretty sure you wouldn't like it if it cost you more to use Netflix, cause it's exclusive for higher tiered internet plans.
They did offer tiered internet plans, a few years ago there were data caps and each price point had higher speeds and a higher limit of bandwidth you could use.
How is one thing related to the other? There is no wrong doing unless Apple doing what the industry already did is suddenly wrong doing, they're simply beating everyone else at the industry game.That's not what I was saying. Reread my post, I was speaking of tiers according to services being used.