The Apple Page: Spotify -- July 31, 2022

Spotify vs Apple, earlier this year:

Now, this from MacRumors this past week: 

From the linked article: 

The change was announced as part of Spotify's latest earnings release for shareholders, which said that developing the Car Thing cost €31 million (approximately $32 million USD) and that its overall gross margin was "negatively impacted by our decision to stop manufacturing Car Thing." Spotify told TechCrunch:

Based on several factors, including product demand and supply chain issues, we have decided to stop further production of Car Thing units. Existing devices will perform as intended. This initiative has unlocked helpful learnings, and we remain focused on the car as an important place for audio.

Announced in April last year, the short-lived device first went on sale in the United States in February for $89.99. It was designed to be an in-car dash-mounted music and podcast player to provide a more seamless and personalized listening experience, especially in the large number of cars that do not support modern in-car infotainment systems or Apple CarPlay

Related posts:

• streaming numbers vs Hulu;
• Apple's most recent quarter, 3Q22:
• other MacRumor links;
• CarPlay, July 22, 2022:

Link here.

This almost knocked me off my poolside chair:

• Apple engineering manager Emily Schubert said 98% of new cars in the U.S. come with CarPlay installed. 
• She delivered a shocking stat: 79% of U.S. buyers would only buy a car if it supported CarPlay.

 Think what else these two stats are telling you.