[bunnycorn]

Why?

Apple has Apple Music, has more music than Spotify and even if there is a track on Spotify and not in Apple Music, you can upload your own MP3s and stream them. I have a gigantic collection of Soundtracks and indie music there.

[tikkabhuna]

If Spotify wasn't on iOS I would move back to Android in an instant. I don't like Apple services because I don't want vendor lock in.

I use Spotify because they're independent and support a large number of devices. This is just like how I use Sonos because they're independent and support a large number of services.

Apple benefits greatly from having high quality, third party applications on iOS. Wasn't the lack of third party apps/support one of the big issues with Windows Phone?

[bunnycorn]

Lots of people said that when a popular local carrier changed from free Spotify to free Apple Music on one of its plans. Everybody switched to Apple Music.

Windows Phone failed primarily because it didn't offer anything that Android or iOS couldn't offer.

[epanchin]

Like many people, I use spotify for music discovery. I don’t feel Apple Music can offer the same quality of recommended tracks for me/moods.

[bunnycorn]

To me, Apple Music is vastly superior in that aspect.

Just the fact they have human curatorators that really know what they are doing, is telling.