I've got my own office so I can listen to anything I want. I haven't got wi-fi for streaming though but my 160GB iPod gives me a good choice of music.
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Apple Paying 0.2 Cents for Each Song Streamed Free During Apple Music Trial Period
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I've got my own office so I can listen to anything I want. I haven't got wi-fi for streaming though but my 160GB iPod gives me a good choice of music.
I've got my own office so I can listen to anything I want. I haven't got wi-fi for streaming though but my 160GB iPod gives me a good choice of music.
It's east to set up wifi for employees, at the company I work at I configured the Qos on the router to give the lowest bandwidth priority to Netflix and music streaming. Employees are happy and the network doesn't get bogged down by Orange is the New Black.
Agree with all of that.
I think currently streaming's main flaw is the low number of paying subscribers.
But for most consumers I think its a steal for all the reasons you give.
I don't buy as many CDs as I used to, but still listen to a lot of music form my existing library, the radio and increasingly on Spotify.
Even if I bought 12 CDs in a year, at say $10, its an absolute no brainer to subscribe to a streaming service, and be able to check out loads of stuff I would be interested in having a listen to, but almost certainly wouldn't buy.
When I was younger I bought far too many CDs on a whim and hardly listened to them - a streaming subscription is a fantastic option now.
I just hope that the numbers stack up in time so that its as much of a win for the artists as it is for consumers.
I don't get the criticism of Apple that people don't want to pay for music. I suppose that's natural, but its probably one of the worst aspects of the internet, i.e. that people expect to get everything for free, even things that really should have some value.
Apple Music will be a worldwide service therefore US-centric market considerations are pretty pointless.
I have unlimited data on my carrier, and have been streaming radio and music for years.
My office is at the far end of the factory and a fair distance from the main office and servers. I doubt I could talk them in to upgrading me to wi-fi as I'm still connecting to the network through an ancient old 10BASE-T 3Com switch.
Nothing yet, I'm sure it will hit the MR front page as soon as the information is released.
Have my own also but since I spend most of my time interacting with others - wouldn't be practical to be listening. I guess it depends upon a job - if you were a heads down programmer or analyst probably would be OK but it you have to interact with customers or other workers - wouldn't work.I've got my own office so I can listen to anything I want. I haven't got wi-fi for streaming though but my 160GB iPod gives me a good choice of music.
I hope, from a security standpoint, those people whose companies allow company wifi access - that it is really a separate wifi from the real business data one. I can imagine people accessing business with personal equipment that could be hacked or ???
Not Apple's problem. Here's a solution. Sign up for the free trial, which has an offline listening mode. Make a playlist or two or three of music you want and find somewhere that offers free WiFi (if you don't have it at home) - a library, a business, a hospital, a government building - and sit there and download the songs. Now you can use Apple Music and not go over your cap.
Data caps really aren't an issue for many people because there are a lot of places that have WiFi. I only have 1 GB of data for my phone so I have to be careful with my use but I'm around WiFi almost all day every day of the week.
I thought Apple had confirmed that they will use 256kbps AAC.
At least there have been the usual discussions already on whether or not 256kbs AAC is on par with the 320kbps OGG offered by Spotify.
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I thought Apple had confirmed that they will use 256kbps AAC.
At least there have been the usual discussions already on whether or not 256kbs AAC is on par with the 320kbps OGG offered by Spotify.
I haven't seen any confirmation and I think it's just been assumed they will be using 256kbs AAC though you are welcome to correct me if I'm wrong.
How much do you pay for this? That seems incredibly low for a smartphone using a 4G network.In Germany, 2GB (with a good provider) already is a "luxury plan" you pay a lot for ... Much more common is 500MB or 1GB.
I can only find a lot of articles that say "Apple has confirmed", but no real source. Somewhat bizarre actually.I haven't seen any confirmation and I think it's just been assumed they will be using 256kbs AAC though you are welcome to correct me if I'm wrong.
As usual, Apple have been quite sketchy with the details, we still don't officially know how much it will cost or if it will be launching on 30/6 here in the UK.
I see Apple in a few years, going the Apple Music route with their film and TV library - part of the new 'Apple Television'.
If your workplace doesn't allow wifi use for personal use, why would they allow you to listen to music at all?
Well, for Germany it was "confirmed" for 30/6 by "sources".
I think if Germany is included, then the UK definitely will be as well, because the music rights situation in Germany is somewhat difficult. And it would be somewhat surprising if the UK wouldn't be one of the 100 countries where Apple Music will go online on 30/6. There are fewer than 200 countries in the world, and I doubt that Ecuador will get Apple Music while the UK won't.
