Thanks Apple. For Teacher Appreciation Week, you offer the discount to students. How about something for us teachers?!
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Apple Introduces Apple Music Student Membership Option With 50% Discount at $4.99 per Month
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Ah yes, setting the bait to lure them and hook 'em into the ecosystem. Get 'em while they're young.
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How about something for seniors, vets, road-pavers, school bus drivers, police and firefighters, every day working stiffs, etc.
I agree. When Apple Music was first released the "For You" section, it was pretty good. And their playlist were short but good. But it recently has gone down hill, same old recommendations. Only good thing it does these days is to remind me to listen to an albulm that I haven't listened to in a while. Spotify's Discover Weekly is really good, I can listen to the whole playlist without skipping a track, but unfortunately they are starting to repeat some tracks the past couple of weeks. I listen to Spotify daily but I do keep Apple Music around mostly for the Radio feature, I find it much better variety and less repetitive than Spotify's which IMO is garbage. And I might be in the minority, but I actually like Apple Music's colorful interface so I hope they don't change it too much.
I was thinking the same thing, this is a pretty smart play for Apple.
I think AM might be a good deal for many younger people that do not already have a large collection that they own.
So it seems spending money is inevitable part of being a music fa
Long term rent is never a good option.
Maybe its my age, but I really don't get why people think $10 is expensive.
Just because there are other places to get music for less, or even for free, doesn't mean that the music doesn't have a value.
If you typically buy even just 10-12 albums a year, which isn't many, then $10 a month is a no brainer bargain to be able to listen to all the albums you would have bought, plus a lot that you maybe wouldn't have, but are able to included in the $10.
Obviously if you hardly ever listen to, or buy, any new music, then something like Apple Music probably isn't for you - but just because it isn't, doesn't objectively make it expensive or poor value for money.
Yes, really. If I want to have a friend hear an album, I'm giving him a disc, cd or usb to play whenever he gets time. He'll see the artwork, hear it over his stereo and decide whether he likes it. I'm not going to say "lets sit still here for an hour wordless together staring at a phone listening to a 4mm speaker sputter away while it struggles to maintain a connection and runs out of battery". Or, better yet "you have to hear this album I found. We can listen to it in the car, but we have to stay in the city, driving around in traffic for an hour, tethered to the cell tower, or the music will end."
Ok. Sometimes there is only ONE track I want but I need to buy the entire album.
Now we have iTunes Store. You can just buy THAT track, problem solved.
And as others says, listening music is an activity Everyone can do using their own ways, either purchasing, renting, or just listening to broadcast.
BTW, I am a big fan of music. Even my iPhone was stolen, I would use an iPod to continue listening to my music collection. I spend over 2 hrs per day on music. But, I am not a lover of renting music, because I know I cannot control when publisher pulls the plug and remove the music you like.
Congratulations. You have the best option to you. And I have the best option for me. This is our colourful life, right?
Don't come south of the border, because then you'll wonder why you live in a country with many more problems than yours has.
I won't pay a monthly separate fee to listen to my music. Never will. Not from Apple or any other service.
Doesn't make sense to me to spend all that money just to listen to the music I love. In the past, I spent my precious money on records I love (vinil and cd) and listen to them anytime, every time I want without spending any more money. I also spend money to go to concerts from those bands.
I don't believe in this method. But, I'm not everyone.
One of the possible solutions is to offer this service in a package along with internet service, Television, etc. And the artists fees are already included.
Doesn't make sense to me to spend all that money just to listen to the music I love. In the past, I spent my precious money on records I love (vinil and cd) and listen to them anytime, every time I want without spending any more money. I also spend money to go to concerts from those bands.
I don't believe in this method. But, I'm not everyone.
One of the possible solutions is to offer this service in a package along with internet service, Television, etc. And the artists fees are already included.
Honestly, Apple should offer a $5 version for all -- perhaps limit the # of hours per month. That would be in-line with the deals XM radio offers (albeit with some "work") but that includes NFL and MLB games too.
But if not that Apple really needs to find a way to better differentiate itself. As it is now I'm 100% fine with the free version of Spotify and Pandora b/c I use streaming radio that little -- maybe 30 hrs/month on an ambitious month.
But if not that Apple really needs to find a way to better differentiate itself. As it is now I'm 100% fine with the free version of Spotify and Pandora b/c I use streaming radio that little -- maybe 30 hrs/month on an ambitious month.
You do realize you can download songs directly to your phone when you find them on Apple Music, right?
I'm the furthest there is from being an Apple fanboi but they are in the business of selling and if you can't afford their price point you'll have to move on.
