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Upcoming 'Apple Music' Streaming Service to Include Three-Month Free Trial
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What are you people talking about. iTunes isn't going anywhere. It controls all the purchases and feeds the Apple TV. Maybe they'll give it a different name like Apple Media.
I wonder if it will have:
1. Ability to download music and listen "offline" (Like Slacker).
2. Ability to pick single artists, or albums.
1. Ability to download music and listen "offline" (Like Slacker).
2. Ability to pick single artists, or albums.
Spotify may be dominating the streaming space... but they only have 60 million users.
Aren't there BILLIONS of people who listen to music?
I guess the majority of people are still downloading music or listening to CDs (?)
iTunes is not dead people if that happened Apple will lose millions of customers most will move to Google, Spotify or Amazon Prime if not already. iTunes Match better become part of Beats or Jimmy Ivon can fck off.
iTunes is essentially dead.
Owned music is the past. Subscription is what consumers want, and Apple will deliver the best experience on the planet from day one. I wonder how much longer iTunes will be around - maybe a year. I'm very sure iTunes Match will be going away. This new subscription service will be much more lucrative, and much easier to manage. iTunes Match is a huge hassle and still doesn't work very well.
If it looks anything like the Beats app... no way. Applefy it and I might check it out. The Beats design was hideous.
So what happens to iTunes Radio after this debuts? Personally I like it, the stations work well enough for me and I like the integration with the iTunes Store so I can buy something if I want. The best part is that when I stream music via Bluetooth to my car stereo iTunes Radio shows up as an option when browsing through the stereo display so I can change stations or switch to my personal collection without ever taking my iPhone out of my pocket.
This is also why CarPlay sounds like a huge fail to me, USB connection is a pain in the ass.
This is also why CarPlay sounds like a huge fail to me, USB connection is a pain in the ass.
I think I must be missing something. Could someone explain to me the difference between what $10 radio will be offering and what the iTunes radio will offer? I'm not trying to be argumentative, I genuinely don't understand the difference.
Won't they both simply offer you ad-free music based upon whatever genre you choose? What does the $10 get me?
edit: Is it simply that the iTunes radio needs to be played through iTunes which kind of locks you in one location? Beats on the other hand lets you do the same thing on the go?
Won't they both simply offer you ad-free music based upon whatever genre you choose? What does the $10 get me?
edit: Is it simply that the iTunes radio needs to be played through iTunes which kind of locks you in one location? Beats on the other hand lets you do the same thing on the go?
Wow, what's with all the negativity and cynicism? Apple might be late to the streaming party but by no means is Spotify and Pandora the be all, end all of digital music... Not even close.
If anything, it looks like Apple Music will provide the best of Spotify and Pandora (and then some) in one slick app, giving both of those companies a run for their money.
I, for one, am very excited to see what Apple unveils on Monday. If they fall short, people will have legitimate reasons to rant and complain, considering they're late to the party and spent $3B. But until then, people should have a little faith in the company that practically wrote the book on digital music.
If anything, it looks like Apple Music will provide the best of Spotify and Pandora (and then some) in one slick app, giving both of those companies a run for their money.
I, for one, am very excited to see what Apple unveils on Monday. If they fall short, people will have legitimate reasons to rant and complain, considering they're late to the party and spent $3B. But until then, people should have a little faith in the company that practically wrote the book on digital music.
For all the vogue of streaming, very few pay for it. Meanwhile, billions of tracks have been bought once, which can be listened to forever. No subscription required.
People want to own music.
I don't buy 120 tracks a year; the average person buys one or two albums a year. So Apple will be catering to a niche audience with a $120 annual subscription.
People want to own music.
I don't buy 120 tracks a year; the average person buys one or two albums a year. So Apple will be catering to a niche audience with a $120 annual subscription.
Oh please. It's not like they would do something bad with your credit card info.
For me, iTunes Match has always worked flawlessly. I set a CD in my drive, it imports it, and then iTunes Match has the music on my devices relatively quickly. With iTunes Radio, well, that, too, has always worked well for me. I hit play, and it plays music.
I am not entirely certain what issues others are facing, or what precisely they are looking for, but the services work.
(As far as the new streaming service is concerned, it will feature everything that Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, etc. offer. Not some of the more gimmicky things, perhaps, but the core will be exactly what one has come to expect from a streaming service. Offline playback. Curated playlists based on mood, genre, etc. Radio. All that jazz. Nothing less. No one would bring a streaming service to an already crowded market without having all their bases covered. Student pricing, and family subs, however, are an unknown. I'd almost guarantee that they have these, or, at the very least, will introduce them sooner rather than later. Where Apple's strength truly lies is in their ability to engrain the services within iTunes and Siri.)
I agree with a poster who spoke to the prevalence of an iTunes streaming service, in that it will become the de facto service for many due simply to it being deeply entrenched in the OS. I personally use Apple Maps anywhere I go, because, again, it has always worked perfectly for me, and can be utilized via Siri.
I am not entirely certain what issues others are facing, or what precisely they are looking for, but the services work.
(As far as the new streaming service is concerned, it will feature everything that Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, etc. offer. Not some of the more gimmicky things, perhaps, but the core will be exactly what one has come to expect from a streaming service. Offline playback. Curated playlists based on mood, genre, etc. Radio. All that jazz. Nothing less. No one would bring a streaming service to an already crowded market without having all their bases covered. Student pricing, and family subs, however, are an unknown. I'd almost guarantee that they have these, or, at the very least, will introduce them sooner rather than later. Where Apple's strength truly lies is in their ability to engrain the services within iTunes and Siri.)
I agree with a poster who spoke to the prevalence of an iTunes streaming service, in that it will become the de facto service for many due simply to it being deeply entrenched in the OS. I personally use Apple Maps anywhere I go, because, again, it has always worked perfectly for me, and can be utilized via Siri.
I think I'm one of the few people who's actually excited about this. 3 months is a long time for a trial period. While having a lower monthly price would be nice, I wouldn't mind the same price as Spotify, especially if the quality is about the same or better. I guess we'll see on Monday. I'm looking forward to it.
so do you just not have any apps on your phone? because either way, Apple's got your payment information in some form
No comments on the screenshot...? The looks of the app, and the actual onscreen text?
"I'm at the skatepark
& feel like celebrating
with my entourage
to hiphop"
There's actually 4 things that I like in here : Skateparks, celebrating, entourage (the series that is..) and hiphop.
-However I don't feel like this is marketed towards me in any way.. at all!
Also, having to tell 4 things in order to create a playlist seems like a lot?
I'm not sure how this is going to play out. Obviously there's a chance that the marketing budget is so big, and with the right celebrities getting endorsed they might pull it of. But I would actually not put my money on this app as it seems marketed towards kids...
Who of you EVER thinks : I really feel like celebrating with my entourage to hiphop today, at the skatepark that is...
"I'm at the skatepark
& feel like celebrating
with my entourage
to hiphop"
There's actually 4 things that I like in here : Skateparks, celebrating, entourage (the series that is..) and hiphop.
-However I don't feel like this is marketed towards me in any way.. at all!
Also, having to tell 4 things in order to create a playlist seems like a lot?
I'm not sure how this is going to play out. Obviously there's a chance that the marketing budget is so big, and with the right celebrities getting endorsed they might pull it of. But I would actually not put my money on this app as it seems marketed towards kids...
Who of you EVER thinks : I really feel like celebrating with my entourage to hiphop today, at the skatepark that is...