If you've imported your own TV show (like from your DVDs) into iTunes lately and tried to set the "common" metadata items (show, episode name, season, episode, year, artwork) you'll know that 3 music apps is nothing. They are just getting started.
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Beats Music to Be Bundled Into iOS Early Next Year, Will Remain Paid Subscription Service
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If you've imported your own TV show (like from your DVDs) into iTunes lately and tried to set the "common" metadata items (show, episode name, season, episode, year, artwork) you'll know that 3 music apps is nothing. They are just getting started.
Yet another advantage of iOS 7
Yet, another person that lives in the past. We're almost into iOS 9. Live in the past and be forgotten or move on Sir Snow Leopard.
My god - between update issues and bloat-ware Apple is becoming like Microsoft. If it were optional, then fine. Or if it were part of the music app that did not take up too much space, then fine.
Besides I still fail to understand how Beats would be any different than listening to specialist internet radio (which is free).
Besides I still fail to understand how Beats would be any different than listening to specialist internet radio (which is free).
Pretty clear you have no idea what music is available on the service. You are not forced to buy. Streaming is much better deal than "ownership" to me. I have a 45GB music library that I hardly listen to most of it anymore, Genius mixes mostly. First Spotify now Beats subscription for $99 year I can listen and download as much as I want. For the cost of what 10 or so CD's, that most have a few good songs on? Not to mention time saved to find new music and quickly decide if I want to hear more from that artist. All of this gnashing of teeth when we don't have any details is amusing.Oh great...
Streaming = someone else's straw in MY wallet in return for me getting to pick from today's crappy music.
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I do this as well, but it would be annoying for 16GB iPhone users since it takes up more space on their phone. I'm sure the Beats app doesn't take up a ton of space, but still. As I'm sure will be the case, I will probably just place the Beats app in the Apple folder I create. It certainly would be nice if Apple gave us iOS users a 7 or 14 day free trial with the app. Although I'm pretty set on using Spotify, so I doubt I would switch.
I actually think the best way forward is to do away with iTunes, split the functions into various apps, and focus on music as a single purpose:
I think people would get a lot more mileage out of lightweight app used only for music.
My guess is that it gets integrated into the Music app. You're not going to be able to delete it.
Apart from a browser and media player, what has Microsoft "forced bundled" into their OS?
Agree. We don't need 2 iOs-ish music streaming options. Make 1 that incorporates the best of both, or something, whatever.
First thing that comes to mind is iTunes... it's a total mess and I hate using it.
There's no great user experience here Tim Cook.
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Happy for this
I'm bucking the trend here and saying I'm glad it's being more tightly integrated into iOS. We subscribe to the Beats family plan and love it. For $3.00 per phone ($15.00 per month) it's an incredible value.
I'm bucking the trend here and saying I'm glad it's being more tightly integrated into iOS. We subscribe to the Beats family plan and love it. For $3.00 per phone ($15.00 per month) it's an incredible value.
In addition to Beats they should bundle in some unremovable U2 ringtones that you have to pay to unlock. Obviously I have what it takes to be the EVP of Clever in the post-SJ era at 
So I guess this means I might as well go install it now, so it stops asking me every other friggin' time I go into the App Store?
You're missing out on some great apps. Health is on the way, I will give you that but at the moment it will track several things. Reminders is used almost daily around here as a checklist and shared so that we can add to the list. Shopping for instance, we have a grocery list that the family can add to so that when we hit the grocery store its a quick trip to pick up the items on the checklist. Compass is also a level. Not sure it you knew that but its pretty good for checking the level of things when you otherwise don't have one with you. Tips is like coming here to learn. Overall they should let me decide but I have learned a few things from tips. I only learned last night that you can touch and hold and edited photo to see the before and after. I never knew that.
The point is, many of us use the applications installed on the phone. Don't discount the installed apps without first looking to see if they can make life easier for you in some way. They are installed so why not see if they can work for you somehow.
Is there any OS that does not include bloat? Unless you root your android phone you cannot delete: sheets, slides, google+, gmail, play music, playbooks, etc.