APPLE MUSIC TOPS 50M SUBSCRIBERS

Tim Cook says Apple Music has topped 50m subscribers, including paid memberships and trials, a 2m spike from April.

The Apple CEO gave out the number in a Bloomberg interview that will be posted in June. Clips were made available to whet the appetite.

In April, Apple Music had 40m active paid subscribers and 8m trials. This means the company saw an increase of about 2 million active users in a month’s span.

In the interview with David Rubenstein, he mostly spoke about the Trump administration’s policies, giving a thumbs up to the tax alterations, which he says is resulting in Apple bringing cash back to the U.S.

“We’re also going to buy some of our stock because we view our stock as a good value,” Cook says. “It’s good for the economy as well because if people sell stock they pay taxes on their gains.”

Cook added that the staff of 20 servants retained to polish his golden jet pack are evidence of how good Apple is for the job market.