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Re: Apple Music Web Client

#21
This was the reason I chose Spotify over Apple music all those years ago.

Any reason to prefer Apple Music over Spotify? Spotify's recommendations have been absolutely stellar for me over the years and I have a lot of playlists and stuff "locking" me in.

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#23
post #4

Uses 50MB less memory as the sole tab in Firefox than iTunes does on my Mac. Easy decision to switch for normal playback purposes.

Is 50MB that important? I would just use whatever provides you with the best experience (whichever that may be).

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#24

I’m curious what framework Apple uses for web now. Last I checked (a week ago) icloud.com is still implemented with SproutCore.

Looks like a combination of Ember and web components.

Yep and the web components are built with Stencil: http://stenciljs.com/

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#26

RIP Spotify.

Not really. I've never used Apple Music, but as far as I can tell, it has no real free tier (just song previews) and it has a long way to go if it wants to compete with Spotify's playlists.

For example, regional playlists. Apple Music just has "Top 100 {country}" which is just radio pop music. Compare that to Spotify's Explore -> {Mexico,Colombia,Arab,etc} -> all the different subgenres.

Spotify's free tier is a no-brainer. I've had to listen to so many Spotify ads at parties and get-togethers that it's clear nobody cares about them either. Unless I'm missing something, Apple Music is just offering a three-month free trial.

Also, even if Apple Music managed to be a Spotify clone, doesn't it only work on iOS/OSX?

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#28
post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What extension is this?

Wappalyzer [1] is much better in my opinion. And is available for both Chrome [2] and Firefox [3] as well as a Bookmarklet [4]. The extension that @pier25 is using seems to be available only on Google Chrome [5]. [1] https://www.wappalyzer.com/ [2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wappalyzer/gppongm... [3] https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wappalyzer/ [4] https://www.wappalyzer.com/download [5] https:…

Similar tools include WhatRuns [1] (Chrome only).

[1] https://www.whatruns.com/

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#29

Says my Chrome and Firefox on Linux (ubuntu) not supported. :(

I get that semi-regularly; do you have strict content blocking + fingerprinters turned on in Firefox? IIRC that advertises that you're on FF ESR and a few sites deem that too old.

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#30

This was the reason I chose Spotify over Apple music all those years ago. Any reason to prefer Apple Music over Spotify? Spotify's recommendations have been absolutely stellar for me over the years and I have a lot of playlists and stuff "locking" me in.

For the privacy-minded, Apple Music doesn't notify Facebook each time you open the app. Spotify does.
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