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If true, quite shocking for Apple's music's monetization ability. I would consider it a falling from grace since they were "trailblazers" and changed the indus

If true, quite shocking for Apple's music's monetization ability. I would consider it a falling from grace since they were "trailblazers" and changed the industry with the iPod. >The iPod is a line of portable media players and multi-purpose pocket computers[2] designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first version was released on October 23, 2001, about 8 1⁄2 months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. As of July 27, 2017, only the iPod Touch remains in production.[3](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod) Music sales have been dying for a while though and turns out , a Apple was apart of it. >Since the introduction the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, music sales have plummeted in the United States -- from $11.8 billion in 2003 to $7.1 billion last year(2013), according to the Recording Industry Association of America. (http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/25/technology/itunes-music-decline/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/25/technology/itunes-music-decl...)

taspeotis 9y ago
Yeah sure but streaming is where it's at now, and Apple have a piece of that pie. So I don't know why it's a fall from grace. They know which way the wind is blowing. https://www.ft.com/content/94c5cdb0-4a26-11e7-a3f4-c742b9791d43 https://www.ft.com/content/94c5cdb0-4a26-11e7-a3f4-c742b9791... > Streaming revenues will rise 37 per cent to $9.1bn in 2017, PwC estimates, while sales of physical formats will drop 10 per cent to $7.7bn
- x0x0 9y ago
  Letting Spotify, rather than Apple themselves, cannibalize music download sales was stupid. Also, it's the end of one of Apple's moats: your previous purchases. Spotify works on any device. I will say that Spotify is pretty shit on Android, but that's just laziness on their part. (Issues I've had, all on stock Nexus or HTC android phones: crashing. Muting google maps. Not pausing when disconnecting headphones. My laptop and phone fighting over who controls the playlist. Playlist corruption. Their Android team is, at best, C players. And lazy ones. Every time I get suckered into letting Spotify update there's a new bug.)
  - scarface74 9y ago
    Music hasn't been an Apple "moat" for the iPhone since shortly after it was introduced. Apple started selling DRM Fred music that you could play anywhere by 2009.

taspeotis 9y ago

Yeah sure but streaming is where it's at now, and Apple have a piece of that pie. So I don't know why it's a fall from grace. They know which way the wind is blowing. https://www.ft.com/content/94c5cdb0-4a26-11e7-a3f4-c742b9791d43 https://www.ft.com/content/94c5cdb0-4a26-11e7-a3f4-c742b9791... > Streaming revenues will rise 37 per cent to $9.1bn in 2017, PwC estimates, while sales of physical formats will drop 10 per cent to $7.7bn

x0x0 9y ago
Letting Spotify, rather than Apple themselves, cannibalize music download sales was stupid. Also, it's the end of one of Apple's moats: your previous purchases. Spotify works on any device. I will say that Spotify is pretty shit on Android, but that's just laziness on their part. (Issues I've had, all on stock Nexus or HTC android phones: crashing. Muting google maps. Not pausing when disconnecting headphones. My laptop and phone fighting over who controls the playlist. Playlist corruption. Their Android team is, at best, C players. And lazy ones. Every time I get suckered into letting Spotify update there's a new bug.)
- scarface74 9y ago
  Music hasn't been an Apple "moat" for the iPhone since shortly after it was introduced. Apple started selling DRM Fred music that you could play anywhere by 2009.