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I really like stratechery, but I don’t get this post. Example Instead, I think the order goes like this: Customer owns an iPhone Customer subscribes to Apple
by baxtr 9y ago
I really like stratechery, but I don’t get this post. Example
Instead, I think the order goes like this:
Customer owns an iPhone
Customer subscribes to Apple Music because it is installed by default on their iPhone
As an Apple Music subscriber, customer only has one choice in smart speakers: HomePod (and to make the decision to spend more money palatable, Apple pushes sound quality),
from which Apple makes a profit
Well, I don’t know. Maybe it’s just:
Let’s make exceptionally good products that people love
- narrowtux 9y agoAlso that line is a little inaccurate, since there's one more (that I know of) smart speaker system that offers apple music: Sonos.
- majewsky 9y agoHow do you decide which product to make?
- baxtr 9y agoI have read somewhere, that Apple has a prioritized list of products to build, which they update yearly at their top 100 (?) leaders’ workshop. Maybe someone from Apple reading this could comment :-)
- endemic 9y agoVendor lock-in is real.