Subscribers Apple Music in addition to access to all the benefits music service provides advanced voice assistant Siri. Personal assistant does not respond to users ‘ questions about the music, if they are not subscribed to streaming service for Apple. This drew the attention of blogger Tom Konrad, who tried to learn the name of the most popular songs in the United States.
Conrad decided to ask their iPhone: “Siri, what is today the most popular song in the United States.” This voice assistant replied: “I’m Sorry, I can’t view music charts for you. Looks like you’re not signed to Apple Music”. Similarly, the assistant responds and on other matters concerning music. Judging by the responses of Siri, she has access to the data, she just doesn’t want to share them with users, who refused from paid subscription to Apple Music.
Apple has the iTunes store, selling songs, but Siri doesn’t send users there. Although he really could. This is how it goes, if you ask her to show popular films.
The number of users streaming service, Apple has reached 15 million, of which 6.5 million people have already switched to a paid subscription. The remaining 8.5 million people so far signed only on the free version of the project.
According to analysts, Apple became the second Music streaming service in the world in number of paying users. First Spotify, which has over 20 million paid subscribers, the third – Deezer (6.3 million), then Pandora (3.9 million), Rhapsody (3 million) and Tidal (1 million). Spotify still 75 million free users.
Apple launched Apple Music at the end of June. In the directory service more than 30 million songs. The first three months trial period applies, during which users do not pay money for using services, then they are invited to set up a paid subscription that costs $ 169 a month.
