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Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
April 01, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Three years ago, I wrote a piece in which I said Apple had become the kind of company that Steve Jobs once said he never...

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Apple Music Now Available On Amazon Fire TV
Apple Music Now Available On Amazon Fire TV
March 13, 2019  |  Apple

In a change of pace from recent years, Apple continues to push its services with the launch of Apple Music on Amazon Fire TV, according...

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Apple Music Likely Coming To Google Home Speakers
Apple Music Likely Coming To Google Home Speakers
February 26, 2019  |  Apple

In a move that shows Apple’s softening stance on its software services, Apple Music could be coming to Google Home speakers, according to a report...

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Apple’s Earnings Pivot: It’s The Ecosystem, Not The Phone
Apple’s Earnings Pivot: It’s The Ecosystem, Not The Phone
January 30, 2019  |  Earnings

It’s all about the ecosystem, not the iPhones. If there was one takeaway from the earnings call yesterday (Jan. 29) with Apple CEO Tim Cook, that would be...

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Amazon Echo To Stream Apple Music
Amazon Echo To Stream Apple Music
November 30, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Just in time for the holidays, Apple Music subscribers will be able to use the streaming music service on Echo devices starting the week of...

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Samsung Pair-Up Lifts Spotify’s Stock
Samsung Pair-Up Lifts Spotify’s Stock
August 10, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek announced that the company is teaming up with Samsung to provide an end-to-end integration across all devices. Get the Full...

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Apple’s Strong Services Revenue Boosts Wall Street’s Confidence
Apple’s Strong Services Revenue Boosts Wall Street’s Confidence
August 01, 2018  |  Apple

Thanks to a strong showing out of Apple’s services business during the June ending quarter, Wall Street is getting more bullish on Apple. Get the...

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Services, Subscriptions And Apple Pay Drive Apple Earnings
Services, Subscriptions And Apple Pay Drive Apple Earnings
August 01, 2018  |  Apple

Apple’s quarterly revenue came in at $53 billion, a 17 percent year-on-year increase — with earnings per share at $2.34, a 40 percent year-on-year pickup....

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Spotify Loses $458M In Revenue, Tallies 180M Users
Spotify Loses $458M In Revenue, Tallies 180M Users
July 27, 2018  |  Earnings

Spotify’s second quarter as a public company shows that it has increased its paid subscriptions by 40 percent, but it lost $458 million in revenue....

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