Let’s look at Apple Podcasts - the app and the directory. It doesn’t make Apple any money, they don’t host any of the podcasts. They just provide an index and once you subscribe to a podcast, the app polls the podcast’s creators website directly. The podcast directory also has a freely available API that is available to any other player.
It is the dominant player and directory. Do you think Apple is going to kill it? Google killed Reader with similar dominance.
I’m not saying Apple is always on the side of the angels. But in this case they have kept their podcast directory maintained since 2005.
It is the dominant player and directory. Do you think Apple is going to kill it? Google killed Reader with similar dominance.
I’m not saying Apple is always on the side of the angels. But in this case they have kept their podcast directory maintained since 2005.