Apple slapped with R37 billion fine for hampering users from accessing cheaper subscription prices

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Apple slapped with R37 billion fine for hampering users from accessing cheaper subscription prices

Apple Inc. was hit Monday with a €1.8 billion (R37.24 billion) penalty from the European Union over an investigation into allegations it shut out music-streaming rivals, including Spotify Technology SA, on its platforms.

The European Commission also ordered the Cupertino, California-based firm to stop preventing music-streaming apps from informing users of cheaper deals away from Apple’s App Store.

[Bloomberg]
 
All the money in the world but they will still do underhanded sh|t like this. Way to go Tim Crook.
 
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€2.5 billion less than Google in 2018 lol. Now that would have been hurting the man on the street.

Apple users are far less likely to care.
 
backstreetboy said:
Nothing unhanded about it. Spotify can still advertise elsewhere. Luckily they're still losing money and probably won't survive the next decade.
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underhanded

.....so nothing underhanded about it even though they were fined millions for being underhanded?
 
backstreetboy said:
Yeah Apple Music is leading in streaming music marketshare...
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I use mine for background listening - it's not too bad actually .

But I think that's perfect example of something that has the Apple logo and that's the only reason people loooooove it . When you break it down, it's not a great service really . But I guess average for the price and purposely restricted by Apple because of, um, I don't really know
 
Google next please. The ancestors demand it.
 
Dolby said:
I use mine for background listening - it's not too bad actually .

But I think that's perfect example of something that has the Apple logo and that's the only reason people loooooove it . When you break it down, it's not a great service really . But I guess average for the price and purposely restricted by Apple because of, um, I don't really know
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You should switch to Youtube Music. it's cheaper. Or do you really love to troll so much?
 
backstreetboy said:
Funny since Youtube Music uses the same codec.
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I thought you always said that Apple 16 bit / 256kbbps sounds like everyone elses 24 bit / 192kbps?
Now I'm agreeing with you - but now you're saying that YouTube sounds the same and Apple isn't actually better?
 
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