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Ask HN: Whose Fault, Apple or Spotify?

3 pointsby johnnypangsover 2 years ago
I got an email saying the following but it struck me as strange that Spotify is blaming Apple for breaking their app with an OS update. Here’s what Spotify sent:<p>&gt; Apple WatchOS 9 introduces a bug that will cause Spotify streaming on the Apple Watch to stop working. We encourage Spotify Apple Watch users to not install the WatchOS 9 update until Apple implements a fix. Users already affected can instead download their content to their Apple Watch and listen offline or stream from their phones.

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santialboover 2 years ago
When I got my Apple Watch I was really disappointed at Spotify for not having streaming, then I learned that Apple kept the APIs private and only Apple Music allowed streaming.<p>When finally Apple relased the feature for third parties, Spotify was really slow at implementing it. What should have been a couple months max took like a year or so...<p>I would really like to know who is responsible here.
smoldesuover 2 years ago
You know, 20 years ago we would have blamed Apple for implimenting a breaking change on the OS-level. Nowadays we shake our fist at Spotify for not fixing bugs before they happen...
jethronethroover 2 years ago
What does Apple have to say about this, I wonder.