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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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> Apple Music is on desktop Not in a dedicated app. The integration with iTunes is a bit of a mess and brings all of the iTunes weirdness along for the ride. I really wish Apple would break iTunes apart...

Heh, my biggest complaint wih spotify is that I can’t use it with my carefully curated itunes library, including my many smart playlists.

I can definitely remember this being possible a while back when I was using Spotify.

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iTunes on Windows is garbage and the Android version of Apple Music is buggy as hell.

The Android app has 3.5 stars. It must not be buggy for most people. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.andr...

That's typically a bad rating online.

https://xkcd.com/1098/

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

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I like I'm sure many predicted this would be inevitable regardless how better one product is over another. At the end of the day Spotify can't compete with Apple's budget, and music streaming isn't a long term profitable business on it's own. I love Apple and deep into their ecosystem. However, certainly not a fan of Apple Music. When using on the Mac iTunes is rather horrific since everytime I search it searches loc…

I'm personally getting tired of ecosystem lock-ins, so Spotify is a great alternative because they're available everywhere. Also, the UX of Spotify Connect is great.

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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

On T-mobile in the US, spotify streaming doesn’t count against mobile data quota ;)

But if a fixed-line provider did that it would be considered a violation of network neutrality and the pitchforks come out.

How can a future challenger to Spotify compete in such am environment? etc

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

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post #110

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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

On T-mobile in the US, spotify streaming doesn’t count against mobile data quota ;)

Pretty sure that’s not a thing anymore if you’re on their newer plans.

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Do not eat half-eaten rotten fruit. I repeat do not eat. It is bad fof your health.

What's the issue, I am pretty sure it's a bad idea to eat rotten food.

Would you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News? We eventually ban accounts that keep doing that.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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

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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.

This. Definitely, only Apple music and Tidal accept world wide subscribers. We (third world countries) also have internet and valid credit cards to buy whatever we want as like US citizens, what make others discriminate regions?

Can't speak for Google or Apple, but I know that Spotify's entry into a country is largely dictated by rights holders. They themselves would like to offer everything to everyone, of course.

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

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> I don't use Apple music because I'm not willing to commit to a single-platform service What do you mean by "single-platform service"? Apple Music is available for Windows (via iTunes) and Android (via a dedicated app)

iTunes on Windows is garbage and the Android version of Apple Music is buggy as hell.

To be fair it’s also buggy as hell on iOS and Mac.
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