The only reason why Apple is remotely involved is because their losing money from traditional sales back when iPod's where popular. They have no choice but to enter the game. If the service was like $5 a month fine; but $10 a month is the difference between a 16GB iPhone and a 128GB iPhone if on one of these installment plans that carriers are trying to push. $10 here and $10 there starts to add up. Factor in netflix, cable and physical media purchases it's bound to get out of hand.
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Sony Music CEO Confirms 'Apple Music' Unveiling at WWDC
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I very much agree, Apple is much less secretive in this regard now. But when you are the worlds largest company it's hard to control leaks, or hold the literally thousands of top talented people in the world to keep quiet.
Broadwell Xeons aren't out yet. They could use Haswell Xeons. Skylake would be another change in chipset, but it won't be out for a while. It makes little sense to use 3-4 years between updates as the norm.
Ok so it's ok to pirate movie but not music, cause it affects the music artists... read this:
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100712/23482610186.shtml
or just google "musicians don't make money from album sales". That will teach you.
You know I would not pirate G.O.T. if I would get it at the same time as it's broadcast in the States and I'll be happy to pay a fiver a month for it. The music industry lost me when they went from vinyl to CDs, doubled the price and promised it would come down once the initial cost would be recovered...
I probably spend more money on IMAX tickets than is necessary, but for the music industry I can only say give some extra value (tracks/info) that is not available elsewhere.
I doubt any of my friend will go for paying for any music anymore. Hey, at least I'm honest about it. you guys are just in denial: subscription services will not make it in the long run. I can only say: adjust to the situation.
If you don't like it, vote with your wallet and leave then. Posts like this baffle me. Just attention seeking and full of gross absurd exaggerations and nothing actually factual....
More like music is a dead medium as it has been monetized into oblivion yet Apple is grasping at the past/iTunes instead of focusing on the future, video.
Anyone else notice on that WWDC picture the french dude posted has altered graphics than what has been shown before? It used to look like a silohette of an apple tv - now they added another outline to change it - how about a new apple tv ?
It's a steal either way. 10 albums a year, over say 20-30 years, is only 200-300 albums. That's a lot of music, sure, but nothing compared to what you have in a Spotify subscription. And if you're a student, the price is only $4.99pm, so $60 year.
this is the one big thing I miss now at the Apple events. It always would fill me with that excitement, and you'd know something was coming that we knew nothing about!
Since when does someone get to say "Charge X for it or I'm stealing it"? People pay whatever the market will bear. Too few people pay the requested price, the price goes down. I'm a liberal and I can still get behind a basic business model like that. You are ok with trading your integrity for getting a tv show for free. Some of us have more pride than that.
I'm really not ok with pirating ANY movies but was trying to be a little more reasonable with people who feel the need to do it because really old movies that are already on tv for basically free access aren't really effected by someone getting a copy off the internet instead.
Basically, pirates don't value the work the people in the entertainment industry do so you think you should be able to get it for free or really cheaply. You see the 1% of people getting rich in the industry and think you are justified but oblivious to the majority people involved who just make a basic wage and wonder where the funding for their next project is going to come from so they stay employed. You would change your tune if it was YOU watching people spit on your profession.
If all they announce tomorrow is stability for OSX and iOS, that would be AWESOME. Just tune what we already have. Apple was the best, because of their reliability. If they start playing the feature vs. feature game with Android/etc., then we'll have all the bugs they do as well.
Their music service will not be $20pm, no one would use it. In fact, to earn sway Spotify customers over, Beats/Apple Music will need to be bug free and at least the same price.
It's already been leaked/rumoured that it will be $9.99, so same as Spotify. The person you're replying to is grossly exaggerating to bait people.
These subscription models add up fast. $9 for Netflix, $8 for Hulu, $8 for Crunchyroll, $10 for spotify, $10 for Office 365. When it's all said and done I'm spending almost $50/month in subscriptions. Of course, I have multiple family members using these services, so I can't just cancel them.
I guess every developer's goal is to systematically drain your account each month.
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if you say: "I'm really not ok with pirating ANY movies but was trying to be a little more reasonable with people who feel the need to do it because really old movies that are already on tv for basically free access aren't really effected by someone getting a copy off the internet instead."
You are having double standards.
In any case I very much doubt Apples subscription service will do anything more than scrape revenue of services as Spotify. people who did get it for free will not (ever) be enticed to pay again, (especially if it is on one platform only).
All night, I could have sworn I heard thunder but there was no sign of rain. Now I know it was just the sound of heads rolling...
OK, I don't have a streaming subscription. Old school maybe, if I understand it correctly, let's say I buy a song for $1.29. I can listen to it all year and never pay anything more or say an album for $12 same use. But if I stream and I want to listen to that song or album again next month I must pay $9.99 next month and every following month. I have nothing if I cancel my subscription.
I do understand the advantage of finding and listening to as much music as I want with a subscription but I honestly don't go through my day listening continuously.
It is clear from these forums that users have strong opinions each way sometimes being rather rude to fellow members with different opinions. But I wonder if someone might share how they actually use a streaming service and the reasons they made that choice? I'm actually thinking I will give the trial a chance. But I am still not sure about all this when I look at the math but I do also see advantages and thus am still going back and forth.
So sometimes it might be best to listen to the thinking of others and learn from it.
I do understand the advantage of finding and listening to as much music as I want with a subscription but I honestly don't go through my day listening continuously.
It is clear from these forums that users have strong opinions each way sometimes being rather rude to fellow members with different opinions. But I wonder if someone might share how they actually use a streaming service and the reasons they made that choice? I'm actually thinking I will give the trial a chance. But I am still not sure about all this when I look at the math but I do also see advantages and thus am still going back and forth.
So sometimes it might be best to listen to the thinking of others and learn from it.
But those are YOUR needs that you want focused upon. Most people are here because they/we appreciate music and want a more simplified way to access a near unlimited library and Apple's music streaming service should satisfy the needs of many interested.
LOL, is that all you noticed? Surprised nobody (that I have seen so far) has mentioned that instagram pic showing not only the "Apple Music" name but also Apple TV. We may get a surprise tomorrow. Hope so.
And therein lies the rub.
Most people simply won't pay for radio, even ad-free and curated. There's too much free competition.
I predict that this streaming service will appeal to children, as they lap up music; they haven't heard much. For the rest of us, it will struggle.
Personally, I use Spotify for all my music, old and new. I get to discover new artists, that I've never heard before. I listen on my travels, with some playlists synced for offline listening, if I hit spotty coverage. I also have a back catalogue of albums, and there are artists that I still buy albums, for other times, or if I just fancy listening to them.
Everyone is different though and I'm glad that Apple are giving us another option. Don't see why the people that prefer to rely on purchasing are coming and kicking up a stink in this thread, since it's not compulsory....
Honestly, give the trial a go, see what you think, see if it fits you. You have nothing to lose.