Actually, I have a problem with spotify doing the same as well.
Let me give you an example of why I feel that it is wrong.
I work for a company that makes a product that many of us use. I personally don't mind if they offer a discount or even free items to our consumers. But if they offer any items for free for 3 months, does that mean that I should not get paid for 3 months as well? Would you work for free for 3 months in your field and get no royalty of ownership in your company that you work for? Because that is what she is complaining about.
The streaming music industry (in this case Apple/spotify) is offering no compensation or royalties for the use of the partnership during a promotion and the partner (Taylor Swift) is refusing to offer her product that Apple/Spotify will indeed benefit from such actions. It's entirely unfair to the partners.
In the world of pirate bay and other services that help with illegal activity many are used to stealing copyrighted material today. So used to it, that even corporations are starting to do it. In fact, why should Apple or Spotify even pay any artist anything ever, right? Why should anyone get paid at all for the services or products that are offered from any corporation or business? I'll bet you'll be ready to work for free from now on too as part of your counter argument, or maybe you think that developers also shouldn't get paid for the apps that they make.
Trust me, I value your thoughts on this, but it's not about just what is fair. My thoughts about why I refuse to buy any Apple products stand regardless of the fact that others have done this as well. When it comes to Apple, they should know better and stand by their consumers and partners, but since '86 or so, they have done nothing but cheat and steal from them and this service is just one way of them doing it.
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Personally I feel the same as you.
To me my s6 Active is better in every way than the iphones. I could have just as easily had one of them but chose the Active.
Now with that said why aren't more people bragging about theirs?
I mean seriously.... Show some love people... Lol
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