Lukáš Čambala Until now, Apple has not had its own app in the Google Play Store, except for Beats Music, which appeared in the Android app store before acquisition of Apple. This year, however, this trend will change - Apple will officially develop the first-ever applications for Android devices. His new music streaming service called for it Apple Music. Moreover, it will not only be for Android, but also for desktop Windows.
Just as Apple took Windows in 2003, it must take Android in 2015. It introduced iTunes for Windows 12 years ago, which in the end turned out to be a key step to dominate the entire market with its iPod and music store. Now Google's Android is in a similarly strong position.
If you want to succeed in the already fairly crowded market of music streaming services, you cannot ignore the operating system, which has more than 80% of all mobile devices sold and activated. If Apple Music stayed only on iPhones, iPads and Macs, it would have virtually no chance against Spotify and others. And Apple knows it.
Apple will not bring the new music service for Android and Windows users primarily for its own profits, but mainly to attract customers to its own platform. So that their next device is an iPhone or iPad and not another Android tablet.
Incidentally, to the issue of earnings from competing platforms raised good question John Gruber z Daring Fireball, who wonders whether Apple will pay Google the traditional 10 percent "tax" now that it offers its app along with a $30 Play Store subscription. For example, Spotify is on Apple complained, that thanks to these same rules in the App Store, the Californian company creates a more advantageous position. Now, theoretically, Apple could still argue against Google.
However, Apple Music on Android will not mean the same to users as Apple Music on iOS. If you discount the first three months free that Apple is offering with its new service, Apple Music will cost $10 a month. However, if you don't pay as an Apple Iron user, you'll still be able to listen to free radio stations (with limited song skipping) including Beats 1, as well as use the Connect service. On Android, you'll either pay for full access to the service, or you won't be able to use it at all.
However, Apple's first app in the Google Play Store should not be taken as a sign that the Californian Android giant will start developing in a big way. Although now, coincidentally, it is also sending another application to a competing platform Move to iOS introduced in iOS 9, which is supposed to ensure an easy transition from Android to iOS, we can't wait for more titles. Also, iTunes in the aforementioned 2003 was only a single swallow, and applications or services such as iMessage and the new News will probably continue to be guarded by Apple on its own platform.
so defacto what spotify offers for free but maybe without ads .. am i understanding it right?