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Apple has non-monopolistic market share, but they bundle the Apple Music app on every iPhone (with nudges to subscribe, like the "For You" and "Browse" tabs), a
by concinds 3y ago
Apple has non-monopolistic market share, but they bundle the Apple Music app on every iPhone (with nudges to subscribe, like the "For You" and "Browse" tabs), and they give Spotify a bad choice: either adopt IAP (with 30% cut) for subscriptions, or handle all subscriptions through the web, but they can't link to their website from their app. While you can subscribe to Apple Music directly in-app.
The "bundling" issue is about where the similarities to Microsoft begin and end (I can't recall if "bundling" was part of the problem with IE in the US too, or only in Europe, where it was definitely an issue and led to the "browser choice" screen).
- PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y agoI've only ever owned an iphone (of the smartphones) and I've never felt a nudge to subscribe to their music app. the closest I've gotten is the notifications when you're not logged into apple cloud.