Apple Introduces Apple Music Student Membership Option With 50% Discount at $4.99 per Month

[unobtainium]

Your move, Spotify.

Spotify still has Discover Weekly, which I couldn't live without.

 

[Juicy Box]

Too bad Apple Music is awful and ruins your music library.

I don't use Apple Music, so I can't really comment on how good/bad it is, but you are right about AM ruining your music library.

Last November, all my music, playlist, and play data from iTunes Match disappeared on all my devices. This was 3000 song that I got from CDs, and ones I bought from iTunes.

After many conversations from Apple Support, they told me they were not sure why this happened, but they think it was because of Apple Music, even though I never signed up for AM. They were having lots of issues with AM messing up people's libraries.

They never were able to tell me what the problem was and they were not able to fix it. After a few levels up in the tech support, they concluded that I never used iTunes Match before because there was no record of any song being uploaded to my account. Which is bull.

AM has messed up libraries, but I am sure Apple will fixed this, if it has not been already. Just make sure you back up anything you have in iTunes.

 

[unobtainium]

Last year was the first time the combined income from streaming and digital downloads matched the income from physical sales so the number of people streaming are still in the minority.

That's because most people aren't very good with technology and have no idea what streaming services really offer. If you're willing to pay for your music, streaming services currently offer an insanely good deal that consumers would be silly to pass up. I actually don't think the financial model is sustainable, but for now it's a steal.

 

[Juicy Box]

But your preference to do that doesn't make AM expensive, it just means its not for you.

It is expensive to me, but that is a very subjective thing. I think my Wife's purses and shoes are expensive, she thinks my electronics are.

 

[satchmo]

Apple ain't no Value Village ... if you can afford $8 ... you can afford $10

No, they're not. But they're also not at 30 million subscribers either like Spotify.
The days of premium pricing for services is over. Netflix is a prime example.
It's about getting and locking subscribers into your service/ecosystem.

 

[braintumor]

Another desperate move by apple in light of decreasing revenue numbers...

How about some innovation? People will buy your products and then also consider a membership with apple music...

 

[truettray]

This may be just what I needed to make the switch.

 

[skinned66]

Where is the senior's discount? Grandma can't get enough Dr. Dre.

 

[amirite]

Rats. I just graduated last week!
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Spotify already has a student discount and has had one for awhile.

Okay my post was a little unclear. Apple Music now matches Spotify on pricing and so it's now a better product overall, even on price. Spotify's move.

 

[Rogifan]

Another desperate move by apple in light of decreasing revenue numbers...

How about some innovation? People will buy your products and then also consider a membership with apple music...

I thought people had wanted this since day one? How is that desperate?

 

[SoN1NjA]

how do I sign up? Halp. I'm already a subscriber I don't see the student option anywhere.

Same, where do I go?

 

[amirite]

Spotify already has a student discount and has had one for awhile.

I graduated from University in 2012 and Spotify had a student discount even back then.

https://www.spotify.com/us/student/

Spotify is currently offering 3 months free and has always had a student price.

I know. They no longer have the price advantage, sorry if it was unclear. See below:

It seems a lot of people are still with Spotify simply because of the student discount. Now that both have it, it'll be interesting to see how many people jump ship.

Yep, I've seen many posts basically saying this.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

Nice idea.

 

[itsmeaustend]

What about Canada, Apple? Totally not fair!

 

[2457282]

I sometimes wonder why I still live in Canada.

Canada by Johny Cash -
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire

 

[radus]

Is this running on my new Dell XPS 15 ?

 

[Eightarmedpet]

Why is apple visual Design SO BAD?
Look at that visual.
The spacing is all over the shop... and a widow? On such short bespoke type... come one...

 

[Banan911]

Spotify is currently offering 3 months free and has always had a student price.

In the US yes. There is a whole world outside of the US

 

[cwazytech]

I sometimes wonder why I still live in Canada.

Because, here in America, your choices are Trump or Clinton.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

I thought people had wanted this since day one? How is that desperate?

The fact it wasn't part of the original pricing tiers give that impression; that Apple would have liked to have gotten everyone to pay full boat. Of course, record labels had a say too so, you are correct, pricing may have been somewhat out of Apple's hand until now, but they get the blame. Unfair, maybe, but Apple is a big company, why is their negotiating power, esp. with Dre and Iovine so tepid?

But now that the subscription trend is transparent to all and not rising they are (can) making (make) a move. Some call it desperate, other's a "strategic adjustment." Tomato, Tomahto. If it works who cares what it's called? But it does make a statement about the competitiveness of the industry and how Apple hurt itself being late to this market w/ a product.

 

[deany]

Does anyone have GPM 50% off student discount?
I cant seem to find it anywhere.
I really like apple but dont like their apple music app at all.
I wholeheartedly recommend GPM with their FREE 50,000 track 'locker'.
GPM 50% off I'd say is weeks away (if not already available) so maybe worth holding out a few weeks.

 

[Orange Computer]

Apple Music question: How many users here have experienced AM deleting their music library and losing access to it? I ask because I would like to go for streaming but the persistent rumors of this are making me lean toward spotify.

 

[MacLawyer]

Nothing about Beats-Apple Music, whatever, remotely interests me. But then, I'm a rather crabby guy.

 

[Shirasaki]

I don't use Apple Music, so I can't really comment on how good/bad it is, but you are right about AM ruining your music library.

Last November, all my music, playlist, and play data from iTunes Match disappeared on all my devices. This was 3000 song that I got from CDs, and ones I bought from iTunes.

After many conversations from Apple Support, they told me they were not sure why this happened, but they think it was because of Apple Music, even though I never signed up for AM. They were having lots of issues with AM messing up people's libraries.

They never were able to tell me what the problem was and they were not able to fix it. After a few levels up in the tech support, they concluded that I never used iTunes Match before because there was no record of any song being uploaded to my account. Which is bull.

AM has messed up libraries, but I am sure Apple will fixed this, if it has not been already. Just make sure you back up anything you have in iTunes.

And ruining library is a good enough reason I reject Apple Music.

Let me continue buying songs using hard earned cashes. Let me stick to the old way.

 

[Dave245]

I'm amazed at people thinking Apple Music is expensive, personally I think it's a great deal. £9.99 (here in the UK) is around the price of 1 album, and through Apple Music we not only have access to millions of them but also music videos as well. The physical CD in my opinion is dying, go into any HMV store (here in the UK) and you won't see many people browsing and buying CD's.