alright well then you shouldn't be allowed to complain if what Apple is doing is abiding by USA law. but you were complaining in a previous post that NFC should be open to all.
your point seems contradictory depending on the situation.
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Spotify Lauds $2 Billion EU Fine, Says Apple Has 'Muzzled' Streaming Music Services
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your point seems contradictory depending on the situation.
"pays more royalties on average" is generally measured on amount per play.
all you're really showing is Spotify has more users which equate to more plays.
understand the situation more before you accuse someone of being dishonest.
I don't listen to rap/hip hop and I use it.
no. it should be up to Apple on how they run the business. and it should be up to developers on whether or not they should write apps for Apple's platforms. and it should be up to users on whether to buy iPhones and iOS apps. as long as there is an alternative for people to choose, gov should not intervene. Android offers tons of alternatives. free market is how it should be.
Observe reality instead of theory. In real, actual life, artists are making much, much more money on Spotify. This is really happening in real, honest-to-god, actual life, right now.
The sign is in the legal tax documents that the EU screwed up writing lmao
cool. so buy/develop for android. free market is how it should be.
If you don’t agree with someone’s point of view, it’s up to you to employ a level of self control. Not responding to any of my posts would be my preference going forward. All the best
I don’t listen to either, and Apple Music works great for me. Perhaps I just understand how to use an app.
did you...did you really just completely ignore what I said?
clearly, I don't see the reason to continue on with this particular discourse.
I personally attempted to use it several times over the course of several months, but it consistently presented me with Rap and Hip Hop music. Have you experimented with it using international music??
Take a glance at a random screenshot from my Apple Music app at this moment. These recommendations bear no resemblance whatsoever to my musical preferences. I could share other random screenshots but I don't wish to waste my time listening to old French music (which Siri might not even comprehend when I make requests) only to discover that they feature Taylor Swift
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Says the company who - out of spite - still uses AirPlay 1 in their app to make Apple’s software seem inferior. Deliberately making user experience worse to spite another company is just as shameful as what Apple does. Get off your high horse, Ek.
you're in the wrong section. click "listen now" section. that's personalized for you. you're in the "browse" section which isn't personalized.
I apologize that I don't know how to navigate this app. However, I've never faced any issues with Spotify.
May I ask, how many languages do you enjoy listening to music in? It impresses me how adept you are at using apps because this is where the problem originates in my case! I assume you have read my posts where I focus on multilingual people!
As I mentioned, it's just a random screenshot. For instance, when I create a station based on an artist, the recommendations that follow shortly are quite poor. Moreover, I want to emphasize that my interest primarily lies in old European music. If you want try to play for example Aznavour or Gainsbourg and let me know 5-10 songs later on what you will be recommended.
Jail them for what? With how often you say this, it must be one heck of a fantasy world you’re living in.
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I'm simply explaining the random screenshot
The random screenshot is just showing the browse page. There is zero recommendations in the browse page
no recommendation engine is perfect. I'm not liking Spotify's/Apple Music's weekly discovery playlists. Pandora isn't good. last.fm seems to occasionally pop up good songs but still isn't good.
Thanks for the lesson in being the better person. 👍 /sIf you don’t agree with someone’s point of view, it’s up to you to employ a level of self control. Not responding to any of my posts would be my preference going forward. All the best
Spotify has an awful interface and the audio quality is lousy - I've been using Spotify on and off for years from when you had to receive an invite to be able to use it, but would never pay money for it. If the EU ruling about forcing Apple to allow sideloading of Apps is coming then perhaps it's time that Apple kicked Spotify out of the App Store. Anyone who wants to carry on using this can then take the risk that their sideloaded Spotify will allow a backdoor onto their iPhone for nefarious practice and anyone who has their iPhones compromised can sue the EU for allowing it all to happen as it would clearly not be any fault of Apple.
Thankfully Apple Music is more than good competition for Spotify and then I have a couple of bucks of month Sirius xm.
I pay for AM rather than get Spotify for free.
I pay for AM rather than get Spotify for free.
Apple would likely be a smaller company had they not released iTunes for Windows. Remember, they were essentially dead when Steve Jobs returned. The Mac had less than 2% market share in the US, about the amount of market share that Linux has today, prior to users trying the platform due to the halo affect inspired by the iPod/iTunes coming to Windows. The iPod and iTunes was the bridge that allowed Apple to become the company that they are today, remember, they had almost died and were still struggling. iTunes moving to Windows and then the halo effect was what caused Mac sales to start growing. Hell, that is why I switched to Macs back in 2004. It is easy to argue that without Windows iPod would not have succeeded as it did and without iPod it is doubtful that Apple would have had the clout to negotiate the early deal with ATT for iPhone. And without iPhone Apple would have been a much smaller company. And, Microsoft obviously missed a hell of an opportunity to squeeze them for money. Microsoft could have justified it as making their money back that they invested into Apple to help Apple survive after Jobs returned.
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To clarify without any intent of rudeness, I've mentioned several times that my interest lies specifically in international music ( and American old classic rock ) Do you have any experience with music in languages other than English? Spotify has very good recommendations but I personally do not like their interface. I still use it though.
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