Amaya Toman Izinsizakalo zokusakaza i-Spotify ne-Apple Music zithathwa njengezimbangi ezimbili ezinkulu kulo mkhakha. Nakuba i-Spotify inenzuzo enkulu ngendlela yokuhola isikhathi esikhulu, i-Apple ihlale ithuthukisa Umculo wayo futhi ngeke kushiwo ukuthi isala kakhulu ngemuva kwesimbangi sayo esidala. Isevisi ngayinye ineqembu layo elithile eliqondiwe, kodwa ukuncintisana akunakuphikwa.
Emasontweni ambalwa edlule, i-Spotify ifinyelele ngempumelelo kubasebenzisi abayizigidi ezingu-180, lapho izigidi ezingu-83 zingabasebenzisi abakhokhelwayo besebenzisa okuhlukile kwe-Premium. I-Apple Music inabasebenzisi abakhokhayo abayizigidi ezingama-50. Lona umehluko ophawulekayo, kodwa ngisho nalesi sisekelo somsebenzisi sikhula ngesivinini esisheshayo futhi kungase kube indaba yesikhathi ngaphambi kokuba singagcini nje ngokuthola, kodwa futhi sidlule, isimbangi saso.
Isikhulu seSpotify uDaniel Ek phambilini wenze inhlolokhono noRobert Safian we-Fast Company lapho ebexoxa khona ngemboni yomculo nezinye izinto eziningi. Ngakho-ke umphakathi ukwazile ukuthola isithombe esithokozisayo sokuthi inkundla yeSpotify izuze kanjani ithonya layo lamanje. Ngandlela thize, uSpotify washaywa ngempama ku-Apple kusukela ekuqaleni - akufanele sikhohlwe ukuthi ngesikhathi sokufika kukaSpotify, i-iTunes ibibusa kakhulu emkhakheni wokulandwa komculo. I-Spotify ikwazi kanjani ukuthola indawo yayo elangeni eduze komdondoshiya olingana ne-iTunes?
Igalari yezithombe
"Umculo yikho konke esikwenzayo ubusuku nemini, futhi lokho kuba lula yikho okwenza umehluko phakathi kwesilinganiso esimaphakathi futhi esihle ngempela." kuchaza u-Ek engxoxweni, wengeza ngokuthi yile njongo eyodwa ezomsiza akholise bonke abangabazayo, kusukela kulabo abangakholelwa ukuthi ingahlula i-Apple kulabo abakholelwa ukuthi awukho umehluko phakathi kwezinsizakalo zokusakaza.
Kodwa uRobert Safian naye waqala ingxoxo noTim Cook, owancoma i-Apple Music ngokufanele. Ubalule uhlu lwadlalwayo olukhethiwe njengolunye umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwe-Apple Music neSpotify, waphinde waphawula ngobudlelwano bakhe nomculo kanye nezinsiza zokusakaza.
"Sinovalo lokuthi umculo ulahlekelwa ubuntu bawo futhi uba umhlaba wezigqi kanye namaflethi kunokuba umhlaba wobuciko nemisebenzi yezandla."
Ukupheka ngokwakhe ngeke akwazi ukwenza ngaphandle komculo. “Bengingeke ngikwazi ukuzivocavoca ngaphandle komculo,” esho. “Umculo uyakhuthaza, uyakhuthaza. Yinto engangithulisa ebusuku. Ngicabanga ukuthi ingcono kunanoma yimuphi umuthi,” engeza.
Futhi yini oyimbe ku-spotify?