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You have to pay more for Spotify just so Apple can take their cut.
by muro 8y ago
You have to pay more for Spotify just so Apple can take their cut.
- millstone 8y agoYou don't though - both are $10 a month. So a price difference can't explain Apple Music's rising popularity.
- DevKoala 8y agoSiri integration did it for me. I have CarPlay and Spotify just didn’t support Siri controls the way Apple Music does. It’s always about the features.
- SirensOfTitan 8y agoApple recently pushed 2 push notifications to my phone related to promotional pricing for Apple Music. Apple disallows Spotify to advertise promotions in-app. Apple disallows Spotify access to full Watch APIs and Siri APIs they themselves leverage for Apple Music. Apple also occasionally bullies Spotify by keeping app review in limbo. Additionally, Spotify eats the 30% Apple tax, and I would imagine the costs for music licensing rights are fairly inelastic. Apple is not playing fair. They don’t even follow their own App Store rules.
- Despegar 8y ago>Additionally, Spotify eats the 30% Apple tax, and I would imagine the costs for music licensing rights are fairly inelastic. They don't because they disabled it years ago. Also it's not really Apple's problem that Spotify paying for distribution makes their business worse off. They should just eat the cost just like they do when all those wireless carriers that bundle Spotify take their cut.
- threeseed 8y agoI received those notifications like everyone and they were all sent purely by the app itself. Meaning you could turn them off just like any other app. Seen no evidence that Apple is sending effectively system notifications masquerading as Apple Music.
- SirensOfTitan 8y agoGuidelines: > Push Notifications must not be required for the app to function, and should not be used for advertising, promotions, or direct marketing purposes or to send sensitive personal or confidential information. Abuse of these services may result in revocation of your privileges.
- threeseed 8y agoNot sure if you own an iPhone but many apps ignore that rule. But that's not what I am talking about. It's this alleged situation where Apple is sending Apple Music notifications not from the app but from the OS itself.
- SirensOfTitan 8y agoYeah sorry, you’re right, I edited my comment and removed that part, thanks!
- mleo 8y agoDominos is the biggest offender of this of any app I have ever seen. Apple does not make any money from the in app purchases since it is physical goods, yet I see no push from Apple to revoke Dominos app. Again, rules are applied inconsistent based on company.
- DevKoala 8y agoPeople dismiss the cost of maintaining the platform. I believe Apple’s cut is too much, but Spotify has to pay for the platform, the same way artists pay Spotify for a platform to share their music.