Apple’s plans for Beats Music are finally becoming clear: The company will reportedly bundle the music subscription service into iOS next year.
The service will remain a subscription service after it becomes part of the operating system, the Financial Times reported.
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Today, music shoppers at iTunes can listen to music by buying songs from the iTunes Store or by streaming them through (not very popular) iTunes Radio. Beats would add a third option.
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The move would make Apple a direct competitor of Spotify, the market-leading music subscription service today.
Apple acquired Beats in 2013, including both its hardware and music-streaming businesses.
Apple didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
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