Apple Inc. have had significant influence over other consumer electronics retailers, who have lost traffic, control and profits due to a perceived higher quality of service and products at Apple Stores. Apple's notable brand loyalty among consumers causes long lines of hundreds of people at new Apple Store openings or product releases. Due to the popularity of the brand, Apple receives a large number of job applications, many of which come from young workers. Although Apple Store employees receive above-average pay, are offered money toward education and health care, and receive product discounts, there are limited or no paths of career advancement.
Apple Music "I told my label that if they signed those contracts with Apple Music and Tidal, I'd leak all my own new music". In May 2017, Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine told "Music Business Worldwide", "We tried it. We’ll still do some stuff with the occasional artist. The labels don’t seem to like it and ultimately it’s their content." Apple Music Apple Music is a music and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users select music to stream to their device on-demand, or they can listen to existing, curated playlists. The service also includes the Internet radio station Beats 1,