Cook met with Trump in the Oval Office in late April amid a brewing trade war between the US and China. The Trump administration instituted 25% tariffs on at least US$50bil (RM197.74bil) worth of products from China, sparking retaliation. Apple still lags Spotify Technology SA, which said this month that it has 75 million paying customers. Apple acquired the venture in 2014 and turned the streaming operation into Apple Music, while keeping the Beats device brand. Cook indicated that Apple will make a stronger push into streaming video and original TV shows and movies but declined to provide specifics.

Source: The Star May 15, 2018 09:56 UTC