I've chosen Google Play Music because of how nice the web interface is.
Ask HN: What will you choose for $9.99/mo, Spotify Pro or Apple Music?
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Re: Ask HN: What will you choose for $9.99/mo, Spotify Pro or Apple Music?
#12Since I don't have an iPhone I would choose Spotify. I'm curious why you didn't include Google Music as an option as well. All of these music services include more or less the same functionality, music availability, and services. The argument that one service doesn't have "Artist x" doesn't really hold seeing as you can now include your own library on "Offline Mode" on Spotfiy and a similar feature in Google Music. A…
Note they are bringing an Android app out in fall.
https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/06/08Introducing-Apple...
Re: Ask HN: What will you choose for $9.99/mo, Spotify Pro or Apple Music?
#13I use Google Music for 7.99/mo (introductory price).
I've also been using Google Play Music All Access since it released. I prefer the interface to Spotify's (specifically in the ways you can browse, Spotify is based primarily on search where Google gives browsing and searching equal footing.)
I will likely not get Apple Music based on my experience with iTunes Match. Google will consistently stream as long as I have signal on my phone, and does a fantastic job of predictive buffering. iTunes Match on the other hand is basically unusable while driving and the vast majority of the time won't even start playing songs unless they have been downloaded ahead of time over wifi. Apple's infrastructure can't have gotten that much better in such a short time. I might give it a trial run, but honestly I'm not sure as I'm so happy with Google's product.
Re: Ask HN: What will you choose for $9.99/mo, Spotify Pro or Apple Music?
#14Google Play Music seems to be the write-in candidate that's winning.
Re: Ask HN: What will you choose for $9.99/mo, Spotify Pro or Apple Music?
#15Since I don't have an iPhone I would choose Spotify. I'm curious why you didn't include Google Music as an option as well. All of these music services include more or less the same functionality, music availability, and services. The argument that one service doesn't have "Artist x" doesn't really hold seeing as you can now include your own library on "Offline Mode" on Spotfiy and a similar feature in Google Music. A…
Note they are bringing an Android app out in fall. https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/06/08Introducing-Apple...
Thanks for the information! Is there a benefit of choosing their service over the other available ones though?