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> Your stylized example is unrelated to reality. Users cannot subscribe to Spotify in app, so Apple makes no money

And what do you think the reason for that is?

> while providing all the R&D they use to play audio on the device for free

Simply absurd logic. The device owner paid for their device and the OS. Apple already got their cash bag for it.



> And what do you think the reason for that is?

It doesn’t matter. I’m not the one whose arguments depend on Apple making money from Spotify.

> The device owner paid for their device and the OS.

I have to assume people writing on Hacker News are not so naive about software business models. The vast majority of software is not sold with a free license to developers to build anything they want packaged with the hardware sale.




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