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Apple Music on Track to Overtake Spotify in U.S. Subscribers

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Re: Apple Music on Track to Overtake Spotify in U.S. Subscribers

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Post by xirdstl »

paul7986 wrote: post #4

I’ve been an unhappy subscriber since it started. Siri commands and Apple Music are essential when driving and thus I’m stuck with it(only use it while driving which is frequently). After three years it still sucks for me because... - bloated UX - try asking Siri to play all your “Recently Added,” songs without creating a new playlist. - how can I discover new music when driving? I can ask Siri play similar songs to…

Could you create a new smart playlist for ‘Date Added’ is in the last X days and use Siri to play that?

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Post by freddie_mercury »

Spotify (after years) still doesn't exist in the country I live in.

Google Play (after years) still doesn't exist in the country I live in.

Apple Music has been available from day one.

They also have country-specific pricing, instead of expecting the right price for Americans to be the right price for a developing country.

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Post by swozey »

on_and_off wrote: post #16
adamnemecek wrote: post #3

And here I was thinking they were fighting a lost battle.

How so ? Isn't Apple Music Pre-installed on all iOS devices ? That's a huge advantage that most new services don't have. (I realize Play Music has the same advantage on Android but Google has completely failed to even try to promote this service)

I cannot think of anyone in my life ever using itunes at pool parties, on boats, etc. It's always Spotify and lately every so often it's GPM. I recently switched from GPM back to Spotify. It's everything I need in that specific app.

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Post by rock_hard »

animex wrote: post #22
rxhernandez wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google music has been the best for me: - IT doesn't block it at work(it blocks spotify) - I don't have to install anything - I don't see ads on youtube - it has all of my music that came from CDs backed up to it - I regularly discover new music through their Radio feature so long as the artist/song isn't super popular

Man, I miss Songza. While some of it seems absorbed, it just doesn't seem as UX/UI elegant as it was.

It sure feels like a regression not to have it.

The surving players in the market are uninspired in comparison :(

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Post by paul7986 »

xirdstl wrote: post #61
paul7986 wrote: post #4

I’ve been an unhappy subscriber since it started. Siri commands and Apple Music are essential when driving and thus I’m stuck with it(only use it while driving which is frequently). After three years it still sucks for me because... - bloated UX - try asking Siri to play all your “Recently Added,” songs without creating a new playlist. - how can I discover new music when driving? I can ask Siri play similar songs to…

Could you create a new smart playlist for ‘Date Added’ is in the last X days and use Siri to play that?

Why do I need to do anything at all? When I open Apple Music I clearly see "Recently Added," yet I cant summon Siri to play all my recently added tracks? Makes no UX sense to me especially since they highlight this when you first open the app.

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Post by freewizard »

One big disadvantage of Apple Music to me is I still can't listen to Apple Music through a browser without iTunes easily.

It's just so much more convenient you can just use a incognito Chrome session on friend's PC and start streaming, as comparing to install/logout/login/logout (which is referred as "mobile/app first" experience nowadays).

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Post by myrandomcomment »

rxhernandez wrote: post #19
sanjeetsuhag wrote: post #10

Honestly, I can't imagine switching to Apple Music. Speaking as a guy who owns an iPhone and a Mac. I love being able to smoothly control playback from any device. I love how seamless the experience is, I've only tried the Apple Music Trial when it first came out and I can't see any possible reason to switch to it now. Spotify is excellent for music discovery, and I love the top songs and everything. It's perfect. It…

Google music has been the best for me: - IT doesn't block it at work(it blocks spotify) - I don't have to install anything - I don't see ads on youtube - it has all of my music that came from CDs backed up to it - I regularly discover new music through their Radio feature so long as the artist/song isn't super popular

If your job blocks Spotify and you are not in a secure area (government) you might want to find a better place to work. It just seems wrong in today’s world.

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Post by adventured »

ggg9990 wrote: post #31

If Microsoft bundling a browser is antitrust, why isn’t this?

Browser bundling was among the lower offenses they went after Microsoft for. What they did to OEMs is really what buried their anti-trust case. For example, the first DOJ anti-trust lawsuit in 1994 was primarily about OEM contract/licensing abuses, and set the stage for what came later.

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Post by thisisit »

rxhernandez wrote: post #19
sanjeetsuhag wrote: post #10

Honestly, I can't imagine switching to Apple Music. Speaking as a guy who owns an iPhone and a Mac. I love being able to smoothly control playback from any device. I love how seamless the experience is, I've only tried the Apple Music Trial when it first came out and I can't see any possible reason to switch to it now. Spotify is excellent for music discovery, and I love the top songs and everything. It's perfect. It…

Google music has been the best for me: - IT doesn't block it at work(it blocks spotify) - I don't have to install anything - I don't see ads on youtube - it has all of my music that came from CDs backed up to it - I regularly discover new music through their Radio feature so long as the artist/song isn't super popular

So you are working with a bank? Those are the places which mostly block these kind of apps. If you are then it is a matter of time before they are on to Google music and blocking it too.
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