Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers

Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by threeseed on Friday April 05, 2019 @01:13PM (#19584743)

You're missing the point.

It's a 30% cut for using Apple's distribution channel. And no Apple doesn't let app developers use the channel whilst telling their users how to bypass the 30% cut.

Just like I can't go to any retail store today and on any of the clothes or boxes find a giant sticker that says "buy this product on our website for 20% cheaper". No retailer would tolerate that.

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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by jonathanhd on Friday April 05, 2019 @02:14PM (#19585445)

No-one, not Spotify or the end user, has ever chosen to use the app store. Apple's vertical integration has banned all competition for iOS distribution and forced people to pay a 30% tariff top run code on their own machine.

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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by FlyingAvatar on Friday April 05, 2019 @01:29PM (#19584958)

I don't think this is a completely fair analogy.

You'd have to add that it's more like you own a car that will only take you to that one store.

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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by cannonedhamster on Friday April 05, 2019 @02:14PM (#19585449)

You can visit a different repair shop by getting an Uber through the in car navigation.

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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by millstone on Friday April 05, 2019 @02:10PM (#19585403)

You can visit spotify.com on an iPhone though.

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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by tinus_hn on Friday April 05, 2019 @01:24PM (#19584896)

It isn’t really a 30% cut because you can buy iTunes cards at pretty significant discounts, up to 25%, which comes out of that cut.

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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by ac29 on Friday April 05, 2019 @03:03PM (#19585917)

Can you actually get iTunes gift cards reliably for 25% off?

Even the dodgy ones on eBay seem to be 10% off max, and I'm fairly sure those are primarily used for money laundering and/or credit card fraud.

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Re:Apple Music Overtakes Spotify in U.S. Subscribers by reaperducer on Friday April 05, 2019 @03:51PM (#19586349)

Can you actually get iTunes gift cards reliably for 25% off?

Yes, but like with any other purchase, you have to get it from a reputable retailer.

I usually load up at brick-and-mortar places on Black Friday weekend and then use them the rest of the year.

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