I have tried streaming at home and was left with an overwhelming "meh". I will never stream music (or anything else) with my iPhone because there is no way I am running the risk of going over my data allotment.
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I have tried streaming at home and was left with an overwhelming "meh". I will never stream music (or anything else) with my iPhone because there is no way I am running the risk of going over my data allotment.
If apple is perhaps leaking this idea out to judge public opinion on this matter, let me be clear. This is the wrong way to go, and I will become a full te Amazon customer for my music purchases. I am not a millenial, and yes my history goes back to records and 8-track technology. My first recorded music purchase was a 78 rpm record, so maybe I'm biased in my opinion that personal ownership of music is my only choice. I am a musician, both performing and working as an educator. I cannot envision my future with music relying on a streaming catalogue to supply me with what I want. I have spent a lifetime gathering music, both popular and obscure, and take great pride in my collection. Many parts of my collection are not, and will probably never be a part of apple's streaming catalogue. In fact when I find music that I'm interested in purchasing, I go to iTunes first, and about 50% of the time it's not there. However when it is there, I support iTunes and purchase my desired music from Apple. I am a huge Apple fan, but this is a bad, bad idea. If anyone from Apple is reading this, please, please don't get rid of purchased downloads.
17" MBP Talk. A laptop few bought and Apple killed. Like any business would for a poor selling item.
My connection to apple is based primarily on the "ecosystem". If they drop music downloads i will look for other options. If streaming is that pervaisive, perhaps the market has passed me by. I am really not intersted in streaming
This is an open letter to Apple.
DON'T EVEN!
DON'T EVEN!
How does canceling Netflix "simplify your life"? If you're overwhelmed by a few subscriptions you have more problems.
Ridiculous statement. NEVER have had Spotify go offline. Even if it did, I have my playlists setup to have a huge amount of stuff in offline mode ready. You've been in Apple bizzaro land too long friend, 16 GB base iPhone and "offline=no music" paranaio have twisted your logic.
If they were seriously committed to the format, then where is my...
- Lossless ALAC download format
- Single, unified music store
- Global, not regional, metadata
Downloads gone?
Apple farewell!
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I see a resurgence in physical media happening in the future. The cloud is here to stay, but I think because of security and Skynet (and nostalgia) vinyl, CD, print, USB will always be around.
I'm surprised so many people on here are clinging to the old model. Where you upset about losing the floppy and the CD too? What is so great about "owning"* your music in digital format? I understand the draw of physical media but the only difference here is you pay a flat $10/month. If it's because you can't access the Internet everywhere you're in a fast-shrinking minority.
Once Apple get started, all others will follow like a domino. Anyway good luck to who likes to be modern and ties himself to eternal subscriptions.
I already explained this. But you skipped that portion of my analysis. Consider how much value Hollwood films provided to Apple by showcasing the 17" MBP in like literally every single movie featuring a computer from 2005-2012. I'm a business owner too and sometimes there are aspects to profit that extend beyond simply sales volume.
Pissing off your core audience, for example is probably not the best way for Apple to gain marketshare.
You totally should, you'd be see how bad iTunes/Apple Music is and how easy of a transition it is to Spotify.
Pretty much all companies in all fields are moving towards the payments for life system where you own nothing. Car manufacturers are investing money in car sharing/renting, Adobe wants you to rent their software and never own it, phone companies want you to rent a phone forever, and eventually I suspect music providers will want you to rent music too and not even have the chance to "own" it. There are probably many more examples in other industries that I cannot think of off hand, but I'm sure others can chime in.
Not really a big deal (you already don't "own" it when you purchase/download it from iTunes - or really any other means). Sure you can burn them when you purchase and you "can't" when you get it through Apple Music... but not much real difference to the masses here. If you burn then rip the cd back onto iTunes (removing the DRM) I believe that is technically pirating according to the iTunes EULA.
Now if they mean not being able to have an offline copy... I refuse to be forced to use an overpriced cellular data plan to listen to music on any platform.
If they eliminate importing as well, there are plenty of other "fish in the sea".
Would be very ironic to go back to carrying a phone -and- a media player all because of stupid decisions by the company that made that paradigm obsolete...
Now if they mean not being able to have an offline copy... I refuse to be forced to use an overpriced cellular data plan to listen to music on any platform.
If they eliminate importing as well, there are plenty of other "fish in the sea".
Would be very ironic to go back to carrying a phone -and- a media player all because of stupid decisions by the company that made that paradigm obsolete...
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I still buy 95% of my music in CD format and rip lossless copies for iTunes. The other 5% is the odd song I want for a workout mix or something (i.e. the kind of music I wouldn't buy a full album of). Totally uninterested in streaming. I tried Apple Music for a month during the free trial. Hated it.
Never bought anything from the Apple store. It's way too expensive. I'd sooner buy the CD and keep the music "forever" than be tied to Apple. At least with CDs and MP3s I can move to whatever platform I want.
And I don't want no steeenking Apple radio neither.
And I don't want no steeenking Apple radio neither.
I prefer to buy CDs because I prefer lossless quality, but I often download when I don't intend to get the whole album. Getting rid of downloads sounds like a terrible idea, but this is the future of digital media. Streaming, renting, and borrowing. Not owning.
What happens when I want to listen to music in a place with no wi-if and weak or no LTE? (yes, these places exist). I don't want to have to rely on an Internet connection for everything.
What happens when I want to listen to music in a place with no wi-if and weak or no LTE? (yes, these places exist). I don't want to have to rely on an Internet connection for everything.
Me too. I buy on Amazon Prime so sometimes even get same day delievery and just rip to my hard drive.
Please explain to me how wanting to own your music is living in the past? Me I see advantage in both owning and streaming, and don't see why either of them should go away.
It's happened more than once that music that I listen to was removed from Spotify or Apple music, but when that happen I can just go and listen to my bought and downloaded version.