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> Apple Music subscription this year because it pays artists better. I wonder if this is a growth tactic. If Apple was more altruistic, one could argue that th
by deadmutex 5y ago
> Apple Music subscription this year because it pays artists better.
I wonder if this is a growth tactic. If Apple was more altruistic, one could argue that they would pay their App store 3rd party devs (by taking less of a cut via the App store) better too.
So, I am going to chalk this up as a possible business decision for growth.
- fundatus 5y agoI am sure this is not about Apple being altruistic or caring about artists at all. All streaming services pay out about 70-80% of their revenue. It just happens to be that for Apple Music "money to be paid to rights holders" / "number of total streams" equals a slightly higher "payout per stream" than their main competitor. There are other players on the market that pay twice or even three times as much per stream compared to Apple Music.