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Apple Music to Launch on Amazon's Echo Devices the Week of December 17
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I tried it once after I saw a video about it and shockingly it worked.
Needless to say I deleted the Facebook app immediately, but I know I am still being tracked by Amazon, Google and probably Microsoft in other ways which I cannot avoid, because similar things still happen to both me and my wife that can only be explained by surveillance by tracking.
I thought it was coincidence that certain products would be advertised to me after I've talked about or searched for them, but then it kept happening. It's creepy and I don't like it.
I will never buy a smartspeaker.
Relevant:
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...echo-alexa-evidence-murder-case-a8633551.html
Planning to murder someone in your own home? Or planning to be murdered as an insurance scam and don't want it solved?
I suggest you do that thing and go and download all the data Google has on you, and then all the data Apple has on you.
You won't need to go over it in detail, the difference in file size should tell you all you need to know.
Mac OS of the 90s is a different beast compared to today. How many people outside a small amount of professionals and in schools used Macs in the 90s?
The whole idea of a smart speaker is doing these things hands free.
Not exactly. I didn't buy a HomePod just so I could play Apple Music. I bought it because it's a great speaker, acts as a HomeKit hub, and handles all my smart home commands. The fact that you can soon play Apple Music through an Echo makes no difference to me.
Except Sonos speakers now have Alexa and they are comparable in quality to the Homepod. A lot of people like me already have a Sonos setup at home and being able to add a smart speaker to that setup that I can use with Apple Music is very appealing.
Also, I can't ask Siri to play BBC Radio stations (which I listen to the 50% of the time I'm not listening to Apple Music) but you can with Alexa and Google Home.
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No, I plan on keeping my private conversations private. It has nothing to do with legality of activity. That article demonstrates that with one of those in your home, nothing is private.
I 100% agree that they are losing focus. There are 5 iPad models not including storage sizes to choose from. I remember when there was one. There are 7 current iPhone models to choose from (excluding storage). I remember when there was one. I miss the days when Apple was focused. Even my wife agrees that something seems different with Apple... and she isn't into tech.
Perhaps. When my 2015 13MBP dies I'm not sure I can justify the extra cost of a new MBP compared to a Dell XPS. Having had a 15" XPS a couple of years ago, I am fully aware that they are not as good as a MBP, but the price difference for the extra 10% imo build quality and OS doesn't add up.
For a similar spec 13" XPS vs MBP there is a £550/$700 difference.
For a similar spec 15" XPS vs MBP there is a £950/$1200 difference.
As much as I love my MBP, there is absolutely no way I can justify that.
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Once you setup your default music app in Alexa, it will always pick Spotify/Apple Music etc when you say "Alexa, play Green Day" for instance.
I do enjoy the irony of people registering on a public forum, with every IP they access from being logged into a database (along with other data, all associated to an email address) to tell the world how much they value their privacy and how stupid everyone else is for not doing so.
Foolish thing to say, and no true understanding of what's going on around you.
Just use both. I have several Echo devices and two HomePods throughout my house.
Or maybe iMessage on Amazon's Fire tablets only. Yes I know they run Android but it's a custom version without the Google app store, etc.
Yeah but the great thing is that now I have no reason to buy a $349 less versatile speaker to play Apple music and control my smart home because I already have nice speakers that can do it with a cheap echo dot. Sure it's not as pretty. But it's certainly better sound connected to a home theater etc.
Just amazes me the level of paranoia. Omg, for 25yrs I was an outlaw, never lost sleep, worried about the govt, or even helicopters that flew overheard with heat and ir. The only thing I worried about was cops raiding me shooting my dogs. Lawyers would've fixed my end.
Now I am totally licensed bonded and legal it means even less.
Trust me, the gov't isn't worried about what 99% of us do. As far as Alexa and Google targeting ads, well ads aren't a big deal and I find them useful sometimes.
Now I am totally licensed bonded and legal it means even less.
Trust me, the gov't isn't worried about what 99% of us do. As far as Alexa and Google targeting ads, well ads aren't a big deal and I find them useful sometimes.