Sekudlule isikhathi eside kusukela ngoMashi owedlule, usuku lapho inkampani yaseSweden iSpotify yamemezela khona izibalo zakamuva zababhalisile, ezazikhombisa izinombolo zezigidi ezingama-30. Kusukela lapho, ngenkathi i-Apple imemezela ngezikhathi ezithile inani lababhalisile, iSpotify. I-Apple iqale unyaka inababhalisile abayizigidi eziyi-11, ngoMashi ibino-13, ngoJuni ifinyelele ku-15 kanti embikweni wokumemezela wokugcina isanda kufinyelela kwababhalisile abayizigidi eziyi-17. Kodwa-ke, ukukhula kweSpotify bekuphakeme kunalokho kwe-Apple Music, ikhula ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kwensiza yomculo yokusakaza ye-Apple.
Kusukela ngoMashi walo nyaka kuya kuSepthemba, uSpotify ukwazile ukuthola ababhalisile abayizigidi eziyi-10, ngenkathi efanayo, Inkampani ezinze eCupertino ihlanganise ababhalisile abayizigidi ezi-4 kuphela. Le mininingwane ishicilelwe ku-akhawunti esemthethweni ye-Twitter yenhloko nomsunguli weSpotify, uDaniel Ek, lapho singafunda khona: I-40 yi-30 entsha.
https://twitter.com/eldsjal/status/776049074386694144
Khumbula ukuthi ngenkathi I-Apple isala ukwenabela kwezinye izinto eziphilayo, ngaphandle kwe-Android, isevisi yayo yokusakaza umculo, inkampani yaseSweden iyatholakala cishe kuwo wonke amadivayisi anokuxhumeka kwe-inthanethi, kungaba yi-Smart TV, ikhonsoli, iWindows Phone ... amadivayisi lapho i-Apple Music ingekho futhi okungenani umzuzu angalindelekile ngawo.
Kuyacaca ukuthi isu elilandelwa yi-Apple ukuzama ukufinyelela ezivumelwaneni nabaculi abehlukene alitheli njengoba belifuna, isu lokuthi I-Universal Music ibivele iphethe ukuvala, ngemuva kokukhishwa kwe-albhamu ekhethekile yakamuva evela enkampanini yokuqopha engaphansi kwe-Universal conglomerate.
NgoJuni odlule, uSpotify umemezele lokho lase lifinyelele ababhalisile abayizigidi eziyi-100 kepha akubonakalanga labo abebekhokhela insizakalo ngokubhalisa noma labo abajabulela uhlobo lwamahhala lweSpotify nezikhangiso.