The new subscription system introduced yesterday by Apple will extend to all online content, not only to newspapers. The services of films, music and ebooks will have to pay a share to Apple. "Our philosophy is simple: when Apple brings a new subscriber, Apple earns a percentage of 30%, when a publisher makes a new user for the application, the publisher holds 100% and Apple gains nothing," Steve Jobs said in a recent interview.
This new policy, however, has already found an antagonist: Rhapsody subscription music provider, and there are promises to move even a lawsuit. "A top-down agreement that obliges us to pay 30% of our sales to Apple, in addition to the taxes we pay for the music labels, publishers and artists, is economically unsustainable," the company said in a statement.
"We simply are not able to offer our service via the iTunes store if we are subject to 30% of the charges held against the typical 2.5% credit card." The only possible solution put forward by Rhapsody is the abandonment of the Apple platform within the deadline set for June 30. The company has not ruled out a U.S.
antitrust action. 
This new policy, however, has already found an antagonist: Rhapsody subscription music provider, and there are promises to move even a lawsuit. "A top-down agreement that obliges us to pay 30% of our sales to Apple, in addition to the taxes we pay for the music labels, publishers and artists, is economically unsustainable," the company said in a statement.
"We simply are not able to offer our service via the iTunes store if we are subject to 30% of the charges held against the typical 2.5% credit card." The only possible solution put forward by Rhapsody is the abandonment of the Apple platform within the deadline set for June 30. The company has not ruled out a U.S.
antitrust action.
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- Rhapsody won't bow to Apple's subscription policy, issues statement (15/02/2011)
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