Re:How Apple's Apps Topped Rivals in the App Store It Controls
by Betelgeuse90 on Monday September 09, 2019 @11:02AM
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Spotify is 7th place for me. Apple Music is first.
Maybe the country you're in makes a difference.
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Re:How Apple's Apps Topped Rivals in the App Store It Controls
by frogpelt on Monday September 09, 2019 @12:03PM
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Spotify 23rd was a reference to the article in the NY Times.
It's 5th for me today, not including the Pandora ad at the top.
Quote from the infographic in the article:
"Before Apple Music arrived in the App Store, Spotify was for years the first result in searches for “music.” Shortly after Apple Music was added to the store in June 2016, it took the top spot. By then, Spotify had fallen to fourth place. In Feb. 2018, Apple apps suddenly appeared in the top six results for “music.” By the end of 2018, there were eight, some of which were unrelated to music. At this point, Spotify was the 23rd result. Spotify complained to European regulators in March that Apple was abusing its role as the gatekeeper of the App Store. By April, all but two of Apple’s apps disappeared from the top results for “music.”"