编辑“︁Apple Music”︁（章节）

=== 涉嫌不当竞争 ===
2015年7月，[[美国聯邦貿易委員會]]对苹果公司展开调查，其原因是{{lang|en|Apple Music}}等服务涉嫌不当竞争。[[明尼苏达州]][[民主党 (美国)|民主党籍]][[美国参议院|联邦参议员]][[艾尔·弗兰肯]]也向[[美国司法部|司法部]]提出建议，要求对苹果公司及{{lang|en|Apple Music}}服务涉嫌不当竞争一案展开深入调查。<ref name="variety">{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/apple-music-under-investigation-over-app-store-tax-1201546263/|title=Apple Music Under Investigation Over App Store 'Tax'|work=Variety|date=2015-07-22|accessdate=2015-07-24|first=Janko|last=Roettgers|archive-date=2015-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724000632/http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/apple-music-under-investigation-over-app-store-tax-1201546263/|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="Verge: FTC">{{cite web|url=http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/21/9009881/apple-ftc-investigation-music-streaming-30-percent-tax|title=FTC investigation into Apple heats up, music streaming services hit with subpoenas|accessdate=2015-07-24|date=2015-07-21|last=Singleton|first=Micah|work=The Verge|archive-date=2015-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724010911/http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/21/9009881/apple-ftc-investigation-music-streaming-30-percent-tax|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="Verge: Al">{{cite web|url=http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/22/9016449/al-franken-letter-government-apple-music|title=Al Franken asks for Apple Music investigation that's already happening|accessdate=2015-07-24|date=2015-07-22|last=Cox|first=Jamieson|work=The Verge|archive-date=2015-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723160544/http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/22/9016449/al-franken-letter-government-apple-music|dead-url=no}}</ref>苹果公司的政策要求其平台上的应用程序必须使用特定的[[应用程序接口]]出售程序中的产品和服务，同时从中收取30%的费用，因此其平台上的[[Spotify]]、{{le|Rdio|Rdio}}、{{le|Rhapsody (在线音乐服务)|Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody}}和[[Tidal]]等其他音乐流媒体软件不得不提高iOS平台的订阅价格以补偿这一额外成本；苹果公司亦不允许这些软件将用户引导至相应网站以更低廉的价格购买这些产品或服务<ref name="Verge: FTC"/><ref name="Verge: rival">{{cite web|url=http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/6/8558647/apple-ftc-spotify-app-store-antitrust|title=Rival music services say Apple's App Store pricing is anticompetitive|accessdate=2015-07-24|date=2015-05-06|last=Singleton|first=Micah|work=The Verge|archive-date=2015-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724210948/http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/6/8558647/apple-ftc-spotify-app-store-antitrust|dead-url=no}}</ref>。与之相反，{{lang|en|Apple Music}}则不受此类限制的影响，没有额外成本，无须提高订阅价格<ref name="Verge: FTC"/>。此外，苹果公司禁止其平台上类似的音乐流媒体服务进行免费促销，也禁止提供家庭用户计划；而{{lang|en|Apple Music}}却在前三个月免费提供服务，也推出了家庭用户的付费方案<ref name="Verge: FTC"/>。而在{{lang|en|Apple Music}}推出之前，苹果公司也已经向多家[[唱片公司]]施压，要求其停止与{{lang|en|Spotify}}等免费流媒体服务合作，以减少{{lang|en|Apple Music}}未来遇到的竞争。此种行为已经引起联邦贸易委员会和[[美国司法部|司法部]]的关注。<ref name="Verge: rival"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/4/8540935/apple-labels-spotify-streaming|title=Apple pushing music labels to kill free Spotify streaming ahead of Beats relaunch|work=The Verge|date=2015-05-04|accessdate=2015-07-24|first=Micah|last=Singleton|archive-date=2015-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721132831/http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/4/8540935/apple-labels-spotify-streaming|dead-url=no}}</ref>类似涉嫌不当竞争的诸多做法引发了竞争对手的极大不满，甚至有业内人士评价称：“像苹果这样的公司，吃着自己的蛋糕，还要抢走其他所有人的蛋糕来吃，实在是荒唐。”<ref name="Verge: FTC"/>2016年6月，美国[[马萨诸塞州]]民主党籍联邦参议员[[伊丽莎白·华伦]]在[[华盛顿特区]]发表演讲，其中公开指责了苹果公司和{{lang|en|Apple Music}}的垄断服务，称联邦贸易委员会的调查仍在进行中，委员会正在研究是否起诉苹果公司违反美国[[反垄断法|反托拉斯法]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7423881/elizabeth-warren-speech-apple-google-amazon-antitrust-competition|title=Elizabeth Warren Hits Apple Music's 'Treatment' of Rivals|work=Billboard|date=2016-06-30|accessdate=2016-07-11|first=Marc|last=Schneider|archive-date=2016-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705172017/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7423881/elizabeth-warren-speech-apple-google-amazon-antitrust-competition|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2016/06/30/elizabeth-warren-apple-google/|title=Elizabeth Warren Says Apple and Google 'Snuff Out Competition'|work=Fortune|date=2016-06-30|accessdate=2016-07-11|first=Don|last=Reisinger|archive-date=2016-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704131313/http://fortune.com/2016/06/30/elizabeth-warren-apple-google/|dead-url=no}}</ref>。