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Why does the Spotify graph look like the bottom of a sigmoid and the Apple graph look like the top of a sigmoid. Just a statistical quirk? Or does free + paid h
by musesum 10y ago
Why does the Spotify graph look like the bottom of a sigmoid and the Apple graph look like the top of a sigmoid. Just a statistical quirk? Or does free + paid have a higher top line?
How does Spotify's ad-supported free play compare to FM/AM radio, back in the 70's? How much did the artists benefit from radio play, back then? Direct revenue or promotion?
- AJ007 10y agoI think Apple was able to front load a lot of the growth with the Apply Music free trial. It was long enough that enough subscribers forgot to cancel before they became "paying" and started getting billed. Also curious that the writer could talk so much about iTunes while skipping over how critical free/pirated mp3s were for the iPod success. No MP3s, no iPod ; without the iPod, it would have been Winamp not iTunes. The iPod had an advantage in being a very good MP3 player as consumers made their first step in to getting their music from the internet rather retail stores. It appealed to all listeners except those that couldn't stand compression loss. How Apple Music is or isn't accessed from non-Apple devices along with what incentives there are will make this more or much less like their original foray in to music.