Ixesha elide lidlulile ukusukela ngoMatshi ophelileyo, umhla apho inkampani yaseSweden iSpotify yabhengeza amanani ababhalisile amva nje kwaye babonisa inani lezigidi ezingama-30. Ukusukela ngoko, ngelixa iApple yabhengeza amaxesha ngamaxesha inani lababhalisi, Spotify. I-Apple iqale unyaka nge-11 yezigidi zababhalisile, ngo-Matshi yayine-13, ngoJuni yafikelela kwi-15 kwaye kwingxelo yokugqibela yesibhengezo sele ifikelele kubhalisi abazizigidi ezili-17. Nangona kunjalo, ukukhula kweSpotify kuphezulu kunoko kweApple Music, ikhula ngaphezulu kokuphindwe kabini kunenkonzo yomculo yokusasaza iApple.
Ukusukela nge-Matshi kulo nyaka ukuya ku-Septemba, u-Spotify ukwazile ukufumana i-10 yezigidi zababhalisi, ngelixesha linye, Inkampani esekwe eCupertino iqokelele ababhalisile abazizigidi ezi-4. Ezi datha zipapashiwe kwiakhawunti esemthethweni ye-Twitter yentloko kunye nomsunguli weSpotify, uDaniel Ek, apho sinokufunda khona: I-40 yi-30 entsha.
https://twitter.com/eldsjal/status/776049074386694144
Gcina ukhumbula ukuba ngelixa U-Apple usala ukwandiswa ukuya kwezinye izinto eziphilayoNgaphandle kwe-Android, inkonzo yayo yomculo esasazayo, inkampani yaseSweden iyafumaneka phantse kuzo zonke izixhobo ezinonxibelelwano lwe-intanethi, nokuba yi-Smart TV, ikhonsoli, ifowuni yeWindows ... izixhobo apho iApple Music ingekhoyo kwaye ubuncinci mzuzu angalindelwanga.
Kucacile ukuba isicwangciso esilandelwa ngu-Apple ukuzama ukufikelela kwizivumelwano namagcisa ohlukeneyo asiphumeleli ngendlela ebesifuna ngayo, isicwangciso Umculo woMhlaba wonke sele ulawule ukuvalwa, emva kokukhutshwa kwecwecwe lokugqibela elikhethekileyo kwileyibhile ekwi-Universal conglomerate.
NgoJuni ophelileyo, uSpotify wabhengeza oko ifikelele kubabhalisi abazizigidi ezili-100 kodwa ayikhange iwaphule phantsi abo bebehlawulela inkonzo ngokubhalisela okanye abo bonwabela uhlobo lwasimahla lweSpotify kunye neentengiso.