Olunye usuku sikutshelile Kanjani? AbakwaSpotify babefake izikhalazo zabo ezingeni elilandelayo, babayisa e-European Commission ngomkhankaso obizwa nge- “Time to Play Fair”.
Izikhalazo ezivela kwaSpotify, esingaqonda kangcono noma ngaphansi ukuthi zinengqondo kangakanani, bathole impendulo eqondile evela ku-Apple ngesitatimende esisemthethweni.
"Ukubhekana nezimangalo zikaSpotify" yisitatimende esivela ku-Apple ongayifunda ngokugcwele lapha futhi lokho kunikeza umbono wenkampani ukufakazela amaqiniso athiwa yiSpotify.
U-Apple uthi i-Spotify ifuna ukujabulela zonke izinzuzo zohlelo lokusebenza lwamahhala ngaphandle kokukhokha. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi i-Apple, njengoba iqinisekisiwe esitatimendeni sayo, ayikhokhisi lutho ukukhulula izinhlelo zokusebenza, ezisekelwa ukukhangisa noma ezinikezela ngemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo zomzimba, hhayi ezidijithali. Ngenkathi lezo zinsizakalo zedijithali nemikhiqizo yedijithali kufanele ikhokhe i-30% ku-Apple. Isikhathi lapho i-Apple ikhumbula khona, ngoba iSpotify ayishongo kanjalo, ukuthi ekubhalisweni kwehliswa kwaba ngu-15% kusukela onyakeni wokuqala.
I-Apple nayo ihlasela iSpotify uqobo, ithi iningi labasebenzisi bayo abasebenzisi abangayikhokhi i-Apple, ngoba basebenzisa iSpotify Free. Njengabanye abasebenzisi abaningi abeza kuSpotify ngenxa yezivumelwano nezinkontileka nabasebenza, kanjalo ingxenye yabasebenzisi beSpotify abakhokha i-Apple incane kakhulu. Futhi ngokusho kwe-Apple, i-Spotify ifuna ukuthi ingabi zero, naphezu kwazo zonke izinsizakalo ezinikezwa yi-Apple.
U-Apple unezela ngokuthi nguyena oxhuma abasebenzisi ngeSpotify futhi usho lokho I-Spotify ibingeke ibe yibhizinisi eliyilo namuhla ukube bekungeyona i-App Store. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple inikeza ipulatifomu lapho amakhophi eSpotify alandwe khona ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-300.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, I-Apple iyakuphika ukuthi iphathe iSpotify ngokwehlukile futhi iqinisekisa ukuthi inokwelapha okufanayo nezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza izinsiza ezifanayo zokuthuthuka kuzo zombili i-iOS, njenge-watchOS, neCarPlay, kanye nethuba lokusebenzisa i-Siri ne-AirPlay 2. Banikele ngisho nokusiza iSpotify ngokuxhaswa kulokhu.
Vele, wonke umuntu unombono wakhe nemibono yakhe elungile nengalungile, kepha ukungafinyeleli esivumelwaneni phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezimbili, sekuyisikhathi sokubona ukuthi yini esele ngemuva kwesimangalo seSpotify.
Njengomsebenzisi wangaphambilini we-Spotify premium nomsebenzisi we-Apple Music wamanje, ukuphela kwento engingakusho ukuthi, kimi, uma usebenzisa i-iPhone Apple Music ingcono kakhulu futhi ihlanganiswe kangcono kuneSpotify, hhayi kuphela ngenxa yokusebenza okungcono ku-iPhone naku i-iPhone ku-Apple Watch, kusukela kuma-Airpods noma ewashini le-Apple ngilawula i-Apple Music ngenkululeko ephelele, ebengingakwazi ukuyenza ngeSpotify, kodwa emotweni leyo, uma nje ixhuma nge-bluetooth ne-iPhone, umculo iyasebenza ngaphandle kokuthi ngithinte noma yini efonini futhi ngithola namafolda e-Apple Music nezingoma esikrinini. NgeSpotify bekufanele ngithathe iselula yami ngivule uhlelo lokusebenza ukuze ngikwazi ukulalela umculo osemotweni futhi, angikaze izingoma zivele esikrinini semoto.
Ngokwami ngithanda iSpotify kakhulu kodwa-ke inkinga enginayo ukuthi i-Apple Watch angikwazi ukuyisebenzisa nezintambo zomoya uma ngingaphathi iselula nami futhi ngicabanga ukuthi i-Apple ivimbela lesi sici esivela ku-Spotify naku-Apple Music uma kunjalo Ungathatha i-Apple Watch yakho ngeLte ngaphandle kokuphatha iselula yakho.