Apple holds Spotify users to ransom

In article ,
RichA wrote:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...pple-of-blocki
ng-app-and-using-store-as-weapon-to-harm-competitors

spotify has been trying to circumvent the rules for years.

On 7/1/2016 10:02 PM, nospam wrote:
In article ,
RichA wrote:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...pple-of-blocki
ng-app-and-using-store-as-weapon-to-harm-competitors

spotify has been trying to circumvent the rules for years.


In Starbucks I see promotions for Spotify. I thought it was some music
DL service, but I really don't know what it is.

--
PeterN

In article , PeterN
wrote:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...s-apple-of-blo
cki
ng-app-and-using-store-as-weapon-to-harm-competitors

spotify has been trying to circumvent the rules for years.


In Starbucks I see promotions for Spotify. I thought it was some music
DL service, but I really don't know what it is.

it's one of several music streaming services.

spotify has been trying to get around the app store rules long before
there was an apple music service.

apple's response:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkow...t-spotify-for-
asking-for-preferential-trea
³Our guidelines apply equally to all app developers, whether they are
game developers, e-book sellers, video-streaming services or digital
music distributors; and regardless of whether or not they compete
against Apple. We did not alter our behavior or our rules when we
introduced our own music streaming service or when Spotify became a
competitor,² Sewell explains. ³Ironically, it is now Spotify that
wants things to be different by asking for preferential treatment
from Apple.²

On 7/1/2016 10:42 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , PeterN
wrote:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...s-apple-of-blo
cki
ng-app-and-using-store-as-weapon-to-harm-competitors

spotify has been trying to circumvent the rules for years.


In Starbucks I see promotions for Spotify. I thought it was some music
DL service, but I really don't know what it is.

it's one of several music streaming services.

spotify has been trying to get around the app store rules long before
there was an apple music service.

apple's response:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkow...t-spotify-for-
asking-for-preferential-trea
³Our guidelines apply equally to all app developers, whether they are
game developers, e-book sellers, video-streaming services or digital
music distributors; and regardless of whether or not they compete
against Apple. We did not alter our behavior or our rules when we
introduced our own music streaming service or when Spotify became a
competitor,² Sewell explains. ³Ironically, it is now Spotify that
wants things to be different by asking for preferential treatment
from Apple.²


Thanks. I have only one streaming music service, Sirius, and it
satisfies my needs. Plus it is free because I have the full subscription
in my car.
I know there are other free streaming music services out there, but this
is working for me, as long as they stay in business.


--
PeterN

On 07/02/2016 12:18 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 7/1/2016 10:42 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , PeterN
wrote:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...s-apple-of-blo

cki
ng-app-and-using-store-as-weapon-to-harm-competitors

spotify has been trying to circumvent the rules for years.


In Starbucks I see promotions for Spotify. I thought it was some music
DL service, but I really don't know what it is.

it's one of several music streaming services.

spotify has been trying to get around the app store rules long before
there was an apple music service.

apple's response:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkow...t-spotify-for-
asking-for-preferential-trea
³Our guidelines apply equally to all app developers, whether they are
game developers, e-book sellers, video-streaming services or digital
music distributors; and regardless of whether or not they compete
against Apple. We did not alter our behavior or our rules when we
introduced our own music streaming service or when Spotify became a
competitor,² Sewell explains. ³Ironically, it is now Spotify that
wants things to be different by asking for preferential treatment
from Apple.²


Thanks. I have only one streaming music service, Sirius, and it
satisfies my needs. Plus it is free because I have the full subscription
in my car.
I know there are other free streaming music services out there, but this
is working for me, as long as they stay in business.



If you want another choice for streaming music, I use 181.fm There are
about thirty different categories of music: Light 80's, Oldies, etc.
There are commercials about every 15 minutes.

As someone else said: "It satisfies my needs."

--
Ken Hart

On 7/2/2016 12:43 PM, Ken Hart wrote:
On 07/02/2016 12:18 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 7/1/2016 10:42 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , PeterN
wrote:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...s-apple-of-blo


cki
ng-app-and-using-store-as-weapon-to-harm-competitors

spotify has been trying to circumvent the rules for years.


In Starbucks I see promotions for Spotify. I thought it was some music
DL service, but I really don't know what it is.

it's one of several music streaming services.

spotify has been trying to get around the app store rules long before
there was an apple music service.

apple's response:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkow...t-spotify-for-

asking-for-preferential-trea
³Our guidelines apply equally to all app developers, whether they are
game developers, e-book sellers, video-streaming services or digital
music distributors; and regardless of whether or not they compete
against Apple. We did not alter our behavior or our rules when we
introduced our own music streaming service or when Spotify became a
competitor,² Sewell explains. ³Ironically, it is now Spotify that
wants things to be different by asking for preferential treatment
from Apple.²


Thanks. I have only one streaming music service, Sirius, and it
satisfies my needs. Plus it is free because I have the full subscription
in my car.
I know there are other free streaming music services out there, but this
is working for me, as long as they stay in business.



If you want another choice for streaming music, I use 181.fm There are
about thirty different categories of music: Light 80's, Oldies, etc.
There are commercials about every 15 minutes.

As someone else said: "It satisfies my needs."


Is that a satellite station.

--
PeterN

In article , PeterN
wrote:

Thanks. I have only one streaming music service, Sirius, and it
satisfies my needs. Plus it is free because I have the full subscription
in my car.

sirius is a glorified radio with a bunch of stations, whereas spotify,
apple music and similar services offer access to their entire music
library as if it were your own so you can listen to anything you want,
whenever you want, including being able to download music for offline
listening as well as playlists tuned to your personal tastes based on
what you listen to, not what a dj decides.

the only thing in common is that music can be heard.

I know there are other free streaming music services out there, but this
is working for me, as long as they stay in business.

that's an important aspect of any service.

On 7/2/2016 12:18 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 7/1/2016 10:42 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , PeterN
wrote:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...s-apple-of-blo

cki
ng-app-and-using-store-as-weapon-to-harm-competitors

spotify has been trying to circumvent the rules for years.


In Starbucks I see promotions for Spotify. I thought it was some music
DL service, but I really don't know what it is.

it's one of several music streaming services.

spotify has been trying to get around the app store rules long before
there was an apple music service.

apple's response:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkow...t-spotify-for-

asking-for-preferential-trea
³Our guidelines apply equally to all app developers, whether they are
game developers, e-book sellers, video-streaming services or digital
music distributors; and regardless of whether or not they compete
against Apple. We did not alter our behavior or our rules when we
introduced our own music streaming service or when Spotify became a
competitor,² Sewell explains. ³Ironically, it is now Spotify that
wants things to be different by asking for preferential treatment
from Apple.²


Thanks. I have only one streaming music service, Sirius, and it
satisfies my needs. Plus it is free because I have the full
subscription in my car.
I know there are other free streaming music services out there, but
this is working for me, as long as they stay in business.


I've got Sirius also, it costs me $5.00 per month. What I don't like
about i is he quality of sound. Their signal is compressed and the
sound quality of music is nowhere near as good as is for a streaming
service like Pandora or Spotify.