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Ngokusobala, i-Apple iyakwenza izokhombisa isevisi yayo entsha yomculo ngoJuni ngokusekelwe ku-Beats Music, kanye nabaphathi abaphezulu benkampani yase-California basebenzisa amaqhinga anolaka lapho bexoxisana ngemibandela nabashicileli nezinye izinhlangano ezinentshisekelo. Manje, i-Apple kuthiwa inomgomo owodwa oyinhloko: ukukhansela inguqulo yamahhala ye-Spotify, imbangi enkulu yenkonzo yayo entsha.

Ngokusho kolwazi I-Verge U-Apple uyazama kholisa abashicileli bomculo abakhulu ukuze baqede izivumelwano namasevisi okusakaza-bukhoma afana ne-Spotify evumela abasebenzisi ukuthi badlale umculo mahhala, nakuba ngokukhangisa. Kwa-Apple, ukwesulwa kwezinsizakalo zamahhala kuzosho impumuzo enkulu lapho ungena emakethe esivele isunguliwe lapho, ngaphezu kweSpotify, Rdio noma iGoogle nayo isebenza.

Izingxoxo ezinolaka nazo ziqashwe uMnyango Wezobulungiswa wase-US, osuvele ubuze abameleli abaphezulu bemboni yomculo mayelana namaqhinga ka-Apple nokuziphatha kwayo embonini. Inkampani yaseCalifornian iyazi ngesimo sayo esiqine kakhulu emhlabeni womculo, ngakho-ke izingcindezi zayo zokuqeda ukusakazwa kwamahhala azikwazi ukuthathwa kalula.

Namuhla, abantu abayizigidi ezingu-60 basebenzisa i-Spotify, kodwa bayizigidi ezingu-15 kuphela abakhokhela insizakalo. Ngakho-ke lapho i-Apple iza nensizakalo ekhokhelwayo, kuzoba nzima ukukholisa amashumi ezigidi zabantu ukuthi bashintshele kuyo, lapho umncintiswano ungakhokhi lutho. I-Apple ihlela ukutshala imali eningi kokuqukethwe okukhethekile, kodwa lokho kungase kungenele. Ukunquma kuzoba yinani, okuseCupertino bayazi.

U-Apple wayesevele elandele okufanayo I-Verge futhi ukunikeza i-Universal Music Group ukuthi ikhokhele izizumbulu eziyithola ku-Google ukuze ivimbele ukulayishwa kwezingoma zayo ku-YouTube. Uma i-Apple ikwazi ngempela ukuqeda umncintiswano wamahhala ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwensizakalo yayo entsha yokusakaza, kungaba yisona sici esinqumayo empumelelweni yayo ekugcineni.

Umthombo: I-Verge
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