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

Post by dingaling » Mon, Feb 05, 2018, 6:04 AM UTC

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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

Google Music's multi-device support is terrible though. "Playback Paused Because Your Account Is Being Used in Another Location" I have a Google Music Family Plan ("up to 10 devices each"). But it simply doesn't work, I cannot even play both YouTube and Google Music on the same account, let alone playback on multiple devices. We have a few Google Home Minis and a Google Home. They were initially all set up using the…

Post by nasso » Mon, Feb 05, 2018, 6:13 AM UTC

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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.

Post by acct1771 » Mon, Feb 05, 2018, 6:15 AM UTC

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Google Music's multi-device support is terrible though. "Playback Paused Because Your Account Is Being Used in Another Location" I have a Google Music Family Plan ("up to 10 devices each"). But it simply doesn't work, I cannot even play both YouTube and Google Music on the same account, let alone playback on multiple devices. We have a few Google Home Minis and a Google Home. They were initially all set up using the…

> I now have four additional completely useless Google Accounts I wouldn't call them useless. With Google's propensity for algorithmicaly-determined account suspension it's probably wise to have dedicated accounts for each combination of ( person / device ) * ( Google service ). Certainly I would encourage anyone with a reliance on G-Mail to create separate accounts for other services.

Post by millstone » Mon, Feb 05, 2018, 6:22 AM UTC

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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

Post by bitmapbrother » Mon, Feb 05, 2018, 6:33 AM UTC

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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