Izolo, ngoJuni 30, insiza yomculo i-Apple Music yahlanganisa unyaka. Ngemuva kwalonyaka wokuqala, linkampani ikwazile ukufinyelela kwababhalisile abayizigidi eziyi-15, isibalo esingesihle nakancane uma ubheka ukuthi yinto entsha emakethe, yize ithole usizo lwayo yonke imvelo lapho itholakala khona: i-iOS, i-tvOS, i-Android ne-macOS. Abakwa-Apple bakubonile ukungasebenzi kahle futhi balungisa ngokuphelele uhlelo ngokufika kwe-iOS 10, njengoba sesibonile abasebenzisi ukuthi sisebenzisa i-beta yokuqala ye-iOS 10.
Abakwa-Apple bathenga isevisi yomculo yokusakaza ye-Beats 2014 billion ngo-3.000, okuyinsizakalo eyazivumelanisa nezidingo zayo ukwethula i-Apple Music ngonyaka olandelayo, ngoJuni 30, 2015. Kusukela lapho, abasebenzisi abaningi bazwakalise ukungakhululeki kwakhe ukudideka okudalwe ukusetshenziswa kohlelo lwakho lokusebenza, ikakhulukazi kungxenyekazi ye-iOS.
Njengoba kubikwe yiThe Wall Street Journal, u-Apple uzobe ebamba izingxoxo nomrepha uJay Z ku thenga insizakalo yomculo weTidal. Ngokuthola kwaleli phephandaba, lolu lwazi seludalulwe yimithombo ehlobene nezingxoxo. Ngokusobala zombili izinkampani zibambe izingxoxo ezahlukahlukene zokuhlola amanzi nokubona ukuthi ngabe ikhona yini intshisekelo ezinhlangothini zombili. Uma izingxoxo ekugcineni ziba nomphumela, lokhu kuthenga kungaba umfutho omusha wensizakalo yomculo osakazayo i-Apple Music.
Okhulumela uTidal uthi abakaze babe nezingxoxo no-Apple. Akuyona eyokuqala, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke kube eyokugcina, eshicilelwa amahlebezi mayelana nentshisekelo engenzeka yezinye izinkampani zokuthenga iTidal. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, kwavela amahlebezi okuthi abakwaSamsung bangahle bahlose ukuyithenga ukuze bandise insizakalo yomculo osakazwayo, kepha ekugcineni izingxoxo azizange ziphumelele.
Okusikiswa yilelihemuhemu ukuthi Abanikazi bamaTidal bafuna ukuqeda le nsizakalo yomculo, ngoba uma kungenjalo izindaba ezihlobene nokuthenga kwakho kungenzeka zingashicilelwa njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa. Njengamanje nangokusho kwezibalo ezisemthethweni ezivela kwaTidal, inkundla yokusakaza umculo yabaculi, inababhalisile abangu-4.2 million. Kulabo ababhalisile abayizigidi ezingama-4.2, ama-45% akhokha imali engu- $ 19,99 ukujabulela umculo ngekhwalithi ephezulu, enye yezinzuzo uTidal angazinikeza abathandi bomculo.