This chapter delves into the challenges faced by Apple's Vision Pro in attracting big players like Spotify, Netflix, and YouTube to develop native apps for the device. It highlights the strained relationship between developers and Apple, discussing the resistance major streaming services have shown in having their apps accessible on the Vision Pro, along with the legal battles between Spotify and Apple in the EU.
The Decoder team is off this week. We’ll be back next week with both the interview and the new explainer episodes; we’re really excited about what’s on the schedule here.
In the meantime, I thought you all might enjoy a conversation I had with Kara Swisher, the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman about the Apple Vision Pro. All of us have been covering Apple for a very long time, and we had a lot of fun swapping impressions, talking strategy, and sharing what we liked, and didn’t like, about Apple’s $3,500 headset.
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