Though Apple Music has been criticized for a confusing and complex design, it’s grown at a staggering rate since it was launched nine months ago.
To further that growth, Apple is offering students a discounted subscriber rate, cutting the price of the regular plan by 50 percent. In the U.S., that means the subscriber rate for students will decrease from $9.99 USD to $4.99 USD.
The streaming service has now achieved a user base of 13 million subscribers, up from 11 million in February. In addition to a regular plan at $9.99 per month and a student plan at $4.99 USD per month, Apple Music also offers a family plan at $14.99 USD per month.
This plan allows up to six users to stream at a time, in contrast to Spotify which allows only two people to share an account.
The student discount will be available to students enrolled in eligible colleges and universities across several countries including the United States, U.K., Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Unfortunately, the student discount is not available to Canadian students.
The company is also working with the student verification technology provider UNiDAYS to ensure that those signing up are really enrolled in college or university.
Furthermore, it doesn’t matter which degree level users are pursuing. As long as they’re enrolled in an approved school, they will be able to take advantage of the service.
Previous reports indicate that Apple will unveil an overhauled version of Apple Music at this year’s WWDC. The update will reportedly incorporate a more user-friendly interface and will likely be released later this year alongside iOS 10.
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[source]TechCrunch[/source]
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