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What access to Spotify do rivals need to make their products compatible with it? If they don’t have it now, they could sue to get it or just ask Apple to supply it under the new rules. Apple can just create API’s to give devs access to these nine features for connected devices? I thought that using BT they had access but if not, then Apple should provide it. I also suspect some hyperbole on the part of Apple about how many three-way conversations they will have to have as the EU will need to devote significant resources to this. In time the major issues will be cleared up providing guidelines for new requests. So if someone asks for unencrypted notifications for headphones the outcome will affect all requests for unencrypted notifications moving forward.  

The Verge did a very on point and sadly pretty accurate story on Siri (http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/12/13251068/walt-mossberg-apple-siri-is-dumb). If they can't get something like Siri working like the competition can with their products, Apple really needs to up their game. Since the iPad, the only thing they have come up with is the Apple Watch which while nice is not yet the game changer that the iPod, iPhone and iPad have been. Yes, I know a lot of dislikes are coming but take the time to read the article. Mossberg is hardly an Apple hater and Apple has already made changes to provide better response to his questions which means they are at least taking the criticisms seriously.