Apple Music cuts free trial period from three months to one month

Bad timing. There are lots of people on social media promoting Apple Music's free three months as an incentive to leave Spotify.

Interesting move as Amazon now offers 4 months free for their service with the same pricing and working on many devices and not just Apple.

maciekskontakt said:

Interesting move as Amazon now offers 4 months free for their service with the same pricing and working on many devices and not just Apple.

I’m speculating here, but perhaps Apple shortened the trial to non-Apple buyers because they found people were signing up (or not) more quickly?

What am I going to learn about Amazon’s service in month four that I didn’t know in week one? Aren’t I more likely to let the trial run out and then jump ship to a different service’s free trial? I also seem to recall reading (but I could be wrong) that Amazon and other services don’t pay the artists during that free trial period, whereas Apple does.

But all that aside, Apple product buyers getting a longer trial seems like a smarter play to me. Though maybe that’s just because this week has reminded me again that Jeff Bezos is a loathsome egomaniac who steals from his own vendors and abuses his monopoly for the sole purpose of self-enrichment.

maciekskontakt said:

Interesting move as Amazon now offers 4 months free for their service with the same pricing and working on many devices and not just Apple.

I have Apple Music app on my Android device.  Apple Music isn't "just Apple".

chasm said:

maciekskontakt said:

Interesting move as Amazon now offers 4 months free for their service with the same pricing and working on many devices and not just Apple.

I’m speculating here, but perhaps Apple shortened the trial to non-Apple buyers because they found people were signing up (or not) more quickly?

What am I going to learn about Amazon’s service in month four that I didn’t know in week one? Aren’t I more likely to let the trial run out and then jump ship to a different service’s free trial? I also seem to recall reading (but I could be wrong) that Amazon and other services don’t pay the artists during that free trial period, whereas Apple does.

But all that aside, Apple product buyers getting a longer trial seems like a smarter play to me. Though maybe that’s just because this week has reminded me again that Jeff Bezos is a loathsome egomaniac who steals from his own vendors and abuses his monopoly for the sole purpose of self-enrichment.

Apple shortened the trial in hopes that you forget about it and start paying for the service.  Notice a Mac purchase is no longer included as a qualified device, despite the Music app in macOS.