I-Amazon isanda kumemezela ukuthi idumile Amadivayisi we-Echo azokujabulela ukuhambisana kwe-Apple Music.
Lokhu kuhambisana ne-Apple Music kuzokwenza imikhiqizo ye-Amazon omunye wemikhiqizo ethakazelisa kakhulu kubasebenzisi be-Apple Music, ngaphandle kokuya ku-HomePod.
Lokhu kuhambisana kuzofika ngesonto likaDisemba 17, 2018 (ngezinsuku ezingama-20 kuphela). Asazi noma ngabe isikhangiso sibhekisa kuwo wonke ama-Amazon Echo kanye namazwe ahambisanayo, kepha akukho okusenza sicabange ngenye indlela, ngakho-ke singalindela ukuvuselelwa kwe-Echos esivele sinayo eSpain.
Lokhu kuzosivumela ukuthi sibuze i-Alexa, njengoba sesivele senza ngoSiri, izingoma, ama-albhamu, uhlu, njll.. Ngisho udlale iBeats 1, isiteshi somsakazo se-Apple Music.
I-Apple Music, khumbula, izofika njengekhono le-Alexa, njengawo wonke amanye amandla we-Echo, ngakho-ke kufanele siyisebenzise ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa.
Ngokusho kukaDave Limp, Iphini Likamongameli Ophakeme Wemikhiqizo ye-Amazon:
«Umculo ungenye yezinsizakalo ezithandwa kakhulu ku-Alexa. Kusukela sethula i-Alexa eminyakeni emine eyedlule, abasebenzisi bebelalela umculo owanda ngokwengeziwe ekhaya. Sizibophezele ekuletheni abahlinzeki bomculo abahamba phambili kumakhasimende ethu, futhi njengoba sesikhiphe i-Music Skill API konjiniyela enyangeni eyedlule, sandisa ukukhethwa komculo kwe-Alexa ukufaka nabanikezeli bezinsizakalo zomculo abaningi kakhulu. Futhi sijabule ukuletha i-Apple Music, enye yezinsizakalo zomculo ezithandwa kakhulu eMelika, kubasebenzisi be-Echo kule sizini samaholide. "
Ama-Amazon Echos manje ayahambisana nezinsizakalo zomculo zokusakaza, NjengoSpotify, kodwa kube isimanga sangempela ukuthi manje sebesebenzisana nensiza yomculo yokusakaza i-Apple, i-Apple Music, ngoba i-Amazon ne-Apple bangabancintisana kulo mkhakha.
Noma kunjalo, i-Apple Music, yize ivela ku-Apple, ikwezinye izinkundla ezifana ne-Android, ngakho-ke akunangqondo ukucabanga ukuthi Isu lika-Apple kulokhu liyatholakala kubasebenzisi abaningi ngangokunokwenzeka.