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Yes, considering apple have been in the music business longer than App Stores have even existed.
by breakfastduck 6y ago
Yes, considering apple have been in the music business longer than App Stores have even existed.
- manicdee 6y agoIs Apple charging 30% on all Spotify transactions through their phone/tablet App Store giving them an economic advantage for their own Music store? It’s irrelevant for the example whether Apple was already in that space.
- frereubu 6y agoI don't think that can be right. On the surface you're suggesting that if a company worked in a particular area before another company then the first company is entitled to use anti-competitive practices, which clearly isn't true.
- whomst 6y agoI think the main point the (grand?) parent is saying is that "Apple is in the phone business" isn't a reasonable description of Apple. I agree that Apple hosting itself on its own platform is an abuse of market position (especially for something as peripheral as music), but to claim that music/audio isn't a/hasn't been core part of Apple's business model is ridiculous.
- frereubu 6y agoAh, gotcha. Yes, that does make more sense, thanks. But I still don't think it really addresses the second point, which is the crux of the argument as far as I can see.