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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
This supports the thread headline:
Apple Stock Slipping Amid U.S. Antitrust Probe
I'm highly skeptical of stock market analysis such as in my last link, but post it for those who think differently.
I don't really know whether stories broken by The Verge usually pan out. Anyone know their track record?
Bloomberg, which I suppose is reliable, is repeating much of it:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...-for-new-beats
Now, since I'm not a customer, and what with their being so rich and all, Apple-bashing doesn't bother me. |
Bloomberg actually isn't repeating much of it. For example Bloomberg says
"The FTC's investigators, still in the early stages, of their inquiry, are asking whether Apple’s efforts will change the way music labels work with other streaming services, for example curtailing ad-supported music and pushing more songs into paid tiers of service at higher rates, according to one of the people.
Apple hasn’t made such demands on the labels, according to the music-industry executives."
The whole point of the Verge article, on the other hand, is "The Verge has learned that Apple has been pushing major music labels to force streaming services like Spotify to abandon their free tiers, which will dramatically reduce the competition for Apple’s upcoming offering.", which is the exact opposite of what Bloomberg said.
Shrill articles about how mean ol' Apple is at it again feeds the prejudice of the anti-Apple group and drives ad hits up, the point of such articles.