Those subscriptions would have been footnotes in a Google event; that's why Apple is different. When Google enters a market with a new product, most of the time

Those subscriptions would have been footnotes in a Google event; that's why Apple is different. When Google enters a market with a new product, most of the time it's a half-assed play by some middle manager to get a promotion. When Apple does something, they put Force behind it to make it successful. Generally. Google Play Music wasn't a thing Google cared about, really. Same with Youtube Music. Neither of them achieved much success. Apple Music now has more US subscribers than Spotify. They care about it because they make it their business to care about it. Customers see that. They give Apple money. Its that simple.