Iminyaka embalwa, i-Apple ayibuyekezi isibalo sababhalisile abayizigidi ezingama-60 eyayinenkundla yayo yokusakaza yomculo ngoJulayi 2019. Izizathu azaziwa kepha kungenzeka zihlobene nezizathu ezifanayo ezaholela ekutheni inkampani ingamemezeli izibalo zokuthengisa ze-iPhone, i-iPad neMac.
Ngenkathi i-Spotify iqhubeka nokukhula njalo ngekota futhi uhlela ukufinyelela kubasebenzisi abayizigidi ezingama-400 ekupheleni konyaka (kufaka phakathi ababhalisile nabasebenzisi benguqulo yamahhala enezikhangiso), kubonakala sengathi akuyona ukuphela kwenkundla yokusakaza umculo ekwenza ngejubane elihle. AbakwaGoogle bamemezele inani labasebenzisi beplatifomu yomculo wabo wokusakaza i-YouTube Music.
Ngokusho kwesikhondlakhondla sosesho lwe-YouTube Music ne-YouTube Premium, okwamanje sisetshenziswa ngabasebenzisi abayizigidi ezingama-50. Kulesi sibalo abasebenzisi abasesigabeni sokuhlola bayafakwa. Njengoba i-Google iguqule igama lesikhulumi sayo somculo esisakazwayo kusuka ku-Google Play Umculo kuya ku-YouTube Music, ipulatifomu ibone ukukhula okukhulu.
I-Google ithi isiteji sayo sokusakaza yisevisi yokubhalisa yanyanga zonke ekhula kakhulu namuhla. Iphinde ibike ukuthi ngonyaka odlule ikhokhe imali engaphezulu kuka- $ 4.000 billion embonini yezomculo. ULyon Cohe, Umqondisi Wezomculo Emhlabeni jikelele kwaGoogle uthi:
Sinemikhiqizo emangalisayo ku-YouTube Music naku-YouTube Premium enikeza inani eliyingqayizivele ngempela kubaculi nabadali nesipiliyoni esihle kakhulu kubathandi bomculo nabathandi bamavidiyo. Sisendaweni yethu siqu: ayikho enye indawo lapho abalandeli bangathola ukufinyelela okungaphazanyiswa kukhathalogi enkulu futhi ehlukahlukene kakhulu yomculo, abaculi namasiko.
I-YouTube Music ibiza ama-euro angu-9,99 ngenyanga futhi iyakuvumela ukufinyelela okungenazikhangiso kuwo wonke umculo, amavidiyo omculo nokunye okuqukethwe. Ngama-euro ama-3 ngaphezulu, ama-euro angu-12,99, ungathola i-YouTube Premium, esinikeza imibandela efanayo ne-YouTube Music kodwa futhi esusa zonke izikhangiso ze-YouTube.