Because Apple is perfectly fine with a small number of apps (or a specific app category like games) subsidizing everything else on the App Store. They know nobody would download apps if they had to pay 99 cents to download/use them.
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No offense but like them on not-Spotify is MUCH BETTER than Apple Music....just not if you are an Apple user wanting more Apple integration.
But as a just music service in isolation, Spotify crushes Apple Music (tried both for extended periods)
I have a higher bit rate songs in the collection than Apple. I don’t want Apple replacing my collection with their music. Basically costs me 24 bucks a year for keeping my huge collection in the cloud.
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It has nothing to do with integration. Spotify has limited collection for my preferences. I don’t like blanket statements like this is better than that when it comes to music. What’s better for some may be terrible for me.
Because the games you are buying are not content to be used within the PlayStation App, but to be used on an external device (PlayStation).
Apple stipulates that they get their cut should the content being bought is to be used within an iOS app.
Spotify subscriptions are content to be used (streamed) within the iOS app and thus can’t take alternative payments.
Yeah, spotify is not living up to what it had the potential to be, at least for my personal use. I leaned toward Spotify in the early days of Apple Music because it was just better overall. But it seems that the tables have turned. Apple's bundle is starting to look better and better now
Here's a quick rundown of the top global streaming services by their percentage of market share:
- Spotify: 31%
- Apple Music: 15%
- Amazon Music: 13%
- Tencent Music: 13%
- YouTube Music: 8%
It’s not free you’re paying the Developers license fee. With subscription app has to handle the processing, chargebacks … also the subscription fee % off offset some of the cost from the free apps.
Hypothetically, if every app was free in the App Store I would imagine Apple would charge a monthly fee to developers to have there app in the App Store
This is my thought as well.
Though I could see Spotify bringing back subscribing to premium in-app purchase, but charging a higher price vs. Signing up directly with them.
I guess they discovered the AppStore fees were far less than the drop in total revenues not being available in the AppStore. Who would have thought? Oh yea, Apple. Going back to the iPod Apple developed large data models for their economic decisions and finding various sweet spots.
I auto renew that $100 annual and have never bothered caring about the cost. Why? People routinely dump more on booze in a night at a bar.
Spotify should be delisted immediately from the App Store for the following reasons:
1. inappropriately racist content and vaccine misinformation from “The Joe Rogan Podcast”
2. streaming music services and “podcasts” in the Spotify app are a duplication of what Apple provides with its built-in Music app and Podcasts app
3. Spotify is located in Sweden; foreign-based products and services should be subject to tariffs to protect American workers and the domestic economy
1. inappropriately racist content and vaccine misinformation from “The Joe Rogan Podcast”
2. streaming music services and “podcasts” in the Spotify app are a duplication of what Apple provides with its built-in Music app and Podcasts app
3. Spotify is located in Sweden; foreign-based products and services should be subject to tariffs to protect American workers and the domestic economy
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Yeah apple music already does this. I have a library of almost 50,000 songs many of which are uploaded to icloud music library. Apple Music originally didn't do what ITunes Match does but that changed years ago. You don't need to be paying for both things at the same time.
Why is this? I don't doubt your opinion. I just don't know.
Do you mean the automatically generated playlists are not good? So when I say "Play hits from the 1950s" one company produced a better playlist. Or do you mean the sound quality is better?
good thing Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek is worth 2.4 billion in stock options and bonuses... He’s definitely the guy to keep the company that’s never earned a profit ‘lean’
He probably could have sold 1% of his stock and kept those 1000 employees employed for their entire lives!!!
Oh yeah... Spotify stock jumped 17% on the news of layoffs... (which makes no sense since it will still make no money!!!!) Since the CEO has 2 billion in stock, he made 340 million dollars by firing those people.
Apple's 30% is not the problem and it certainly isn't a threat to the internet. Their greed is the problem.
He probably could have sold 1% of his stock and kept those 1000 employees employed for their entire lives!!!
Oh yeah... Spotify stock jumped 17% on the news of layoffs... (which makes no sense since it will still make no money!!!!) Since the CEO has 2 billion in stock, he made 340 million dollars by firing those people.
Apple's 30% is not the problem and it certainly isn't a threat to the internet. Their greed is the problem.
I use Apple Music subscription few months(May be 6 months) a year. I doubt Apple keeps my music in cloud if I stop Apple Music subscription. I took break from Apple Music when I got 3 month Amazon Music trial. I don’t want to be tied to Apple Music, though it’s my preferred service now. iTunes Match keeps my music synced across devices when I don’t have AM music.
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You’re buying content to use on another platform. The playstation app is essentially an online store. You buy a game and go play it elsewhere. Spotfiy is an app that’s using the Apple ecosystem for promotion, for distribution and for consumption yet doesn’t want to pay for those benefits.
I mean you’re entitled to your opinion but it isn’t fact. I hate the experience of Spotfy and the discoverability of actual credible and upcoming artists isn’t there and there’s no lossless support. It also is nowhere near as good for genre specific content like DJ mixes and classical.
Ohhh that makes more sense. Match sounds perfect for your use case then! Good thinking
I guess it depends what you want out of your music.
Spotify is better for discoverability sure, but when it comes to audio quality, library management, any type of surround sound support, synchronizing local files between devices and compatibility with Apple devices, Spotify gets destroyed by Apple Music.