Samsung capitulates to Google over music player

Starting with the Galaxy S8 the default music player on all new Samsung mobile devices will be Google Play Music, not Samsung’s own app.
For most Android OEMs this would not be exceptional news as the Android model has always made the bundling of Google software and services a precondition of its use. But Samsung has historically resisted this, striving to establish its own alternatives at the default on its devices. This has had at best mixed results and this news implies Samsung has thro