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Re:Why Apple Music is So Bad When the iPhone is so Good by partiallypro on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @06:00PM (#11717850)
First off, Apple bought Beats for their headphones, not their failing music service; but secondly if Apple had bought Spotify they'd be under the anti-trust microscope.
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Re:Why Apple Music is So Bad When the iPhone is so Good by Eric_WVGG on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @06:11PM (#11717959)
Debatable. They had to get into the streaming business sooner or later, Beats Music was comparatively cheap and if not more popular, superior in at least some technical/UI regards.
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Re:Why Apple Music is So Bad When the iPhone is so Good by notadoc on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @06:22PM (#11718052)
If Apple wanted good headphones, why not buy Shure?
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Re:Why Apple Music is So Bad When the iPhone is so Good by partiallypro on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @10:13PM (#11719250)
Who said they wanted good headphones? Beats had insane margins. Their headphones cost $7-10 to produce and sell for $100. Apple is about money and cashflow more so than quality.
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