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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by toasterlovin on Saturday April 27, 2024 @05:21PM (#40183668)
The crazy thing is that Spotify has already proven that in-app subscription on iOS isn’t necessary to their business, since they’ve already succeeded in becoming the most popular music service without it!

But of course that’s not going to keep them from asking their government to give them more.

Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by stubish on Saturday April 27, 2024 @07:41PM (#40184623)
Business is about staying in business, not being popular. A streaming pricing model, so you lose money on your best customers streaming 24x7 who get a great deal whilst keeping mediocre customers on a free tier because it is expensive. An advertising service where the audience is so tight they won't pay the price of a coffee for music streaming. Popular but sustainable? They already can't pay artists enough, only getting away with that because artists don't have a choice but to bend over.