Apple Music Does Apple Music include iTunes Match Now (Evidence)?

[powerbook911]

I was considering buying a year of iTunes Match to upgrade around 500 songs I had ripped from CD at a lower bitrate years ago and which the CDs are now a pain to go retrieve from storage (though I do still have them).

However, tonight, I tested deleting a 128kbps AAC file I had ripped more than ten years ago, then hit the "download" button, and it downloaded a "matched" version at 256 AAC. This was on my Mac.

I then emailed that AAC file to my windows machine which does not even have iTunes installed, and Windows played that file without a hitch (as if there is no DRM).

Therefore, does Apple Music now include iTunes Match and therefore, I shouldn't pay for it? Thank you!

 

[msephton]

Yes, it does. See screenshot. I'm not sure if this has always been the case.

The interesting thing is Apple will happily take your money for both, even though iTunes Match is redundant if you have Apple Music.

Compare this to taking out an Apple One sub, any previous subs you have that are superceded (TV+, Apple Music) are automatically cancelled.

I'm currently trying to get a refund for 6 years of paying for iTunes Match on top of Apple Music.

From https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204146

 

[krebphone]

Yes, it has included it since day one.

 

[darngooddesign]

I just started using Apple Music, Caustic Grip is ripped from a CD and Tactical Neural Implant is purchased from iTunes; they both say matched and are available on my iPad which has no locally stored music.

 

[msephton]

My iTunes Match sub expired last week leaving me with Apple Music as part of Apple One.

No changes at all to the operation of my legacy music collection.

 

[haralds]

I canceled mine after digging through the support docs and finding a reference. I have been paying extra for years!

 

[darngooddesign]

I bet y'all could press apple for a refund due to their double-billing.