Alors que les services de streaming semblent de plus en plus se disputer le marché, Apple travaillerait dans l’ombre pour faire supprimer les offres d’écoute gratuite que son plus gros concurrent, Spotify, utilise pour convertir en premium. Les labels ayant empêché la marque à la pomme de proposer un abonnement premium à 7,99$, celle-ci a donc décidé de torpiller la concurrence en activant toute la puissance de son lobbying contre cet accès gratuit. Du coup, Spotify ayant eu vent de ces basses manœuvres tente de faire diversion en rappelant qu’Apple se prélève 30% sur les abonnements faits depuis un périphérique iOS, obligeant certains concurrents comme Tidal à passer de 9,99$ à 12,99$ pour amortir ces 30% quand Apple n’a pas besoin de répercuter cette marge avec ses propres services (et donc Beats). Ce qui serait donc déloyale commercialement parlant.
Mais ce n’est pas tout le lobbying d’Apple serait telle que la FTC (le gendarme américain du commerce) aurait décidé de se pencher sur les actions peu avouables de la firme de Cupertino.
Edit : Pour info, Spotify offre un accès à la version premium à 0,99€ pour 3 mois. Nan, parce que les pubs sont juste abominables en plus.
Le noir lui va si bien…
Le rapport du coronaire
« On November 1, at approximately 0700 hours, [Wayne] and his wife went to bed. His wife stated that just prior to going to bed, he crushed one-half of a 30 mg oxycodone pill and consumed it. The oxycodone had been prescribed to his wife. He also drank an unknown amount of alcohol. His wife awoke at around 1530 hours. She found the decedent dead in the bed and called 911 at 1547 hours. Paramedics arrived and confirmed death at 1600 hours, noting rigor mortis and lividity There was no evidence of foul play or any indication a struggle had taken place. »
The report continues: « [Wayne’s] wife said he took oxycodone, Xanax (alprzolam) and alcohol to relive panic attacks. He took Xanax on a daily basis and was compliant with the prescribed dosage. His wife stated he would occasionally have his own prescription for oxycodone, but he would usually take hers. The decedent also had a history of gynecomastia… His wife stated both she and the decedent had a history of cocaine and ecstasy abuse, but they stopped using illicit drugs in 2009.
« The decedent’s mother stated he was a self-admitted alcoholic. She believed his drinking had been a problem for about two years. Both his wife and his mother stated that he was not suicidal. »