Re:Apple Watch Series 5
by dkonofalski on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:16PM
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To be fair, though, that's 100% Spotify's fault. I remember when there was a watch app for Spotify and Spotify bought out the company and removed the app from the App Store. Now, they refuse to release a new app because of their little dispute with Apple regarding purchases. Makes me hate Spotify because it only adds to the list of really silly things they've done that spites customers but might make them a few dollars in the long run.
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I signed up to Apple Music for this very reason, and will likely dump Spotify despite my love for their Discover feature.
Re:Apple Watch Series 5
by dkonofalski on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:59PM
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This, combined with an Apple Music student discount (yay going back to school as an adult), is exactly what got me to dump Spotify.
Spotify also has a student discount which is what got me to bother paying for it.
Re:Apple Watch Series 5
by MagnumOpus on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @09:53AM
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The anticompetitive measure by Apple working as designed then.
Looking forward to the inevitable outcry on this forum once the EU competition commissioner levies another fine on Apple worth a day's profits...
Re:Apple Watch Series 5
by dkonofalski on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:23PM
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Spotify being a baby is an anticompetitive measure by Apple? That's a hot take.
There are no 3rd party apps that can stream over the cell connection or Wifi on the Apple Watch. Pandora, Tunein etc. Some can do offline. Pretty sure Apple only allows their apps to use the cell connection for streaming because thats an Apple thing to do.
Re:Apple Watch Series 5
by dkonofalski on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:23PM
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That's not true. Spotify purchased an app that did just this by buffering into playlists that updated while they downloaded and then they promptly killed the app. WatchOS 6 also includes the ability for third parties to stream directly and Spotify has publicly said that they refuse to use this until Apple changes their App Store policies.
It's completely do-able and Spotify has the capability to do it, now and in the recent past.