Beats Music already exists, and Beats Music already has an Android app. True, but it is very clear, and now more so, that Apple wants Beats Music to be Spotify's rival. A new version of the streaming music service is coming soon, cheaper than the competition, and even with its own version for Android.
Beats Music
When Apple bought Beats Music, we didn't know if the Android app, which already existed at the time, would continue to exist for a long time or if it would be retired. That did not happen, but now that Apple's new streaming music service was being heard, and that it seemed that it was going to be integrated in a more relevant way in the iPhone and iPad, it was not clear if one of the novelties would be the elimination of the Android version. But it seems that it will be the opposite. The new Beats Music will be more similar to Spotify, so we can find the same amount of music, and even some more groups, without forgetting that Apple is the only company that sells music from a group as relevant as The Beatles. The goal is for this service to be cheaper than the competition, costing about eight dollars a month, although this will depend on negotiations with record companies. However, if there is a company capable of negotiating with them, that is undoubtedly Apple. It is said that the launch would take place in March, but there is also talk of June, at the Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC 2015.
Android compatible
The surprise comes to know that not only would the existing application for Android not be eliminated, but that they would be working on a version for this operating system, and as things happen at Apple, it is most likely that it will arrive at the same time as the app for iOS. It's not really that strange, iTunes is available for Windows. Whenever Apple has had to sell music, or almost always, they have also launched platforms for other operating systems, and the arrival of the new Beats Music to Android is not only not strange, but it is the only possibility if you want to compete with Spotify , especially considering the immense number of users that Android has. Be that as it may, we won't have to wait much longer for the launch if it really is announced in March. The best thing for users would be for the price to really go down, as that would force all its rivals to enter a price fight and the beneficiaries would be the users.