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Apple Music Users Able to Gift a Month Subscription to a Friend
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You can gift a month of Apple Music to someone who perhaps has already consumed the 3-month trial or to someone who may not have a credit card registered in their bank account.
Damn if you do, damn if you dont. It’s a free offer folks. You can choose NOT to use it if you hate AM that much lol
At first i felt uncomfortable leaving Spotify (since I finally wanted to stream music by just carrying my watch). After I've gotten used to the interface, i actually enjoy using AM over Spotify. Really like watching the wide variety of Music Videos on the Treadmill, switching the songs to other devices like the HomePod etc.
Same here! In fact I hate Hit Hop. Sung by a bunch of men that have self esteem issues and no respect for women.
Why Apple! Why!
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my interetation of this is that if they don’t actively cancel, they would start paying the subscription after the month if they have previously used the three free months. Why do that to a friend?
Dear Apple,
Spotify, at $10 a month, is better than Apple Music for free. It just is. Download the app and see for yourself!
Spotify, at $10 a month, is better than Apple Music for free. It just is. Download the app and see for yourself!
Screw a friend over with the gift of an auto-renewing subscription. Awesome idea Apple.
So Apple is getting into network marketing. Okay I guess. I wonder if you can get a term life policy along with that trial membership.
The conspiracy theorist in me says Apple's iPhone woes may have been worse than they claim. They seem to trying every budget marketing and sales technique known to man... all at the same time.
The pragmatist in me says Apple is just exploring alternative ways to reach customers.
The pragmatist in me drinks to much so what does he know.
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You are not the product. But your friends? Your friends and family? Your friend's family and your family's friends? Product.
Except that Apple already did this type of promotion for Apple Music in the past years when there were no iPhone sales hiccups. If you just read the article you would have saved you and ourself the time need to write and read something totally uninformed and meaningless. Plus, "You are not the product", looks like you don't understand the meaning of that sentence. Believe, before posting comments two other activities are mandatory: READ and THINK
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Just when you thought Apple couldn’t get any more boring, this comes out!
So Apple is getting into network marketing. Okay I guess. I wonder if you can get a term life policy along with that trial membership.
The conspiracy theorist in me says Apple's iPhone woes may have been worse than they claim. They seem to trying every budget marketing and sales technique known to man... all at the same time.
The pragmatist in me says Apple is just exploring alternative ways to reach customers.
The pragmatist in me drinks to much so what does he know.
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You are not the product. But your friends? Your friends and family? Your friend's family and your family's friends? Product.
@69Mustang, put a pin on that one.Except that Apple already did this type of promotion for Apple Music in the past years when there were no iPhone sales hiccups. If you just read the article you would have saved you and ourself the time need to write and read something totally uninformed and meaningless. Plus, "You are not the product", looks like you don't understand the meaning of that sentence. Believe, before posting comments two other activities are mandatory: READ and THINK
Spotify looks into the play lists of users who have tracks you play.
You are likely to like other music on their play lists. This way recommendations are more pertinent.
I'm very happy you enjoy your "superior' music service. It's too bad I have to pay whole 69 euros a year for this garbage Apple is selling.
I'm unclear of the point you're trying to convey. Clarify please.
It never fails. Apple gives a free month to someone new (for a total of 4 months) and many of you complain and see the act as something terrible.
I shouldn't have to point out the obvious, that not everyone has the same musical taste, feature needs or UI preferences. Apple music works for a lot of people. If it doesn't work for you, fine. No need to keep denigrating the service posts after post.
And for non-members reading the thread, please give the free 3 month trial a chance. If you listen to all the naysayers, you may miss a service that you would like.
I shouldn't have to point out the obvious, that not everyone has the same musical taste, feature needs or UI preferences. Apple music works for a lot of people. If it doesn't work for you, fine. No need to keep denigrating the service posts after post.
And for non-members reading the thread, please give the free 3 month trial a chance. If you listen to all the naysayers, you may miss a service that you would like.
Your point doesn't make sense. You stated that if someone doesn't like Apple Music it's fine yet they shouldn't point out their flaws, how else is Apple supposed to "listen" to users feedback? Apple Music is lacking a lot compared to Spotify, buffering, gapless playback, UI, playlists, song recommendations and searching. These are the main principals of a great straight forward Music Streaming Service and Apple Music fails in all of them.
I didn't say one couldn't voice an opinion. Send the feedback to Apple. Mocking Apple and denigrating them for making the offer (in and of itself) is wrong, in my opinion.
They aren't making an offer out of good will, this is simply to boost sales so it's perfectly reasonable for them being mocked out, since they can't compete with Spotify, instead they have to offer free subscriptions.
The lack of gapless playback is a serious omission and ruins albums where tracks merge into one another. That would probably be 50% if prog rock
And the screen not rotating to landscape is just as serious from a UI aspect.