CEO Tim Cook on Monday revealed that Apple had signed up 6.5 million customers willing to pay for its Apple Music streaming service. Another 8.5 million users currently are giving the service a look-see during a free three-month trial period. Cook unveiled the hard numbers of paid subscribers for the first time, as the industry waited to hear whether the unquestioned leader in consumer technology would be able to make inroads against rival Spotify, which thus far has taken the streaming music sector by the horns.
Apple Music Converts 6.5 Million to Paid Subscribers
Posted by: David Jones October 20, 2015 03:13 PMCEO Tim Cook on Monday revealed that Apple had signed up 6.5 million customers willing to pay for its Apple Music streaming service. Another 8.5 million users currently are giving the service a look-see during a free three-month trial period. Cook unveiled the hard numbers of paid subscribers for the first time, as the industry waited to hear whether the unquestioned leader in consumer technology would be able to make inroads against rival Spotify, which thus far has taken the streaming music sector by the horns.