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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by dvtrn on Friday April 05, 2019 @12:32PM (#19584208)
Not so sure I can buy in on the idea that Apple created the music streaming market. They own the iTunes platform, but the whole marketplace? That feels a bit hyperbolic to me.
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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by ghaff on Friday April 05, 2019 @12:35PM (#19584265)
Apple arguably created (or at least played a huge role in taking mainstream) a la carte digital music downloads. They certainly didn't create streaming. Arguably, Rhapsody did although I haven't really researched the history of paid/ad supported music streaming.
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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by dvtrn on Friday April 05, 2019 @12:37PM (#19584287)
They certainly didn't create streaming. Arguably, Rhapsody did

That's the name that eluded me; my initial comment was going to mention Grooveshark but was sure there was another player who was in on the game very early on so thanks for jogging the memory there.

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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by fivre on Friday April 05, 2019 @01:12PM (#19584727)
Napster created and popularized a la carte digital music downloads :)

Apple just had the market clout to make labels acquiesce to doing it legally.

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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by reaperducer on Friday April 05, 2019 @03:55PM (#19586387)
Did RealPlayer have some streaming subscription channels?
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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by guelo on Friday April 05, 2019 @12:34PM (#19584231)
The marketplace in this case is iPhone apps.
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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by dvtrn on Friday April 05, 2019 @12:35PM (#19584262)
Maybe it would help if I read the entirety of Sen. Warren's statements, if you have a link at the ready I'd be happy to read it for myself. Otherwise I'll try to hunt it down and share for others who may be curious/interested to do the same.
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