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is Apple Music successful despite this flaw (I assume it is from what I've read so far)?
For me, Apple Music is better because a) the song limit is dramatically higher than Spotify (10k vs 100k) and b) I am free to add my own music (not available via streaming) to the library which is then available on all my devices.
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There's two types of streaming service: "Let's vertically integrate this new service we have little experience with for profit and as a funnel to our other product lines" "Let's make a great streaming service that creates enough value for our customer that we remain profitable"
The old Zune Pass was a pretty good deal. Unlimited streaming plus 10 drm-free mp3s a month. MS has actually been in the streaming music business longer than Spotify, when their myriad product lines are taken into account. That said, they didn't execute well. Zune Music was too dependent on the Zune. Groove had no selling points outside the ms ecosystem.
If Microsoft wants to be competitive in browsers, they must make edge cross platform. It's a very capable browser and can hold its own against Chrome and Firefox. And it is continuously getting better. But if they keep it so tightly tied to windows 10, they are gonna have to discontinue it just like groove. I like to use edge on my laptop but there is no sync possible between my phone and it, because there's no edge…