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Re:Apple announces Apple Music radio by jasonlotito on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @11:00AM (#24199441)
I just opened up Apple Music to see if it changed much. I tapped on a song to play. Instead of playing, I got a full screen ad.

A full screen ad. For Apple Music. The app I'm in.

Edit: And I want to make sure I'm clear here. I pay for iTunes Match. I have a nice music library, and it's in iTunes, so I like having it with me where I go when I want to listen to something from that. So, I'm in Apple Music, trying to play music I own. And it's synced through a service I've already paid for. And Apple has the audacity to ask for more money? Stop me from playing my music after I've already paid them and deal with an annoying full-screen popup Ad.

Opened Spotify, and is synced up with what my Desktop is doing.

It's fine you disagree. It's just Apple has done everything they can to make me hate using Music.

Re:Apple announces Apple Music radio by parasubvert on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @07:56PM (#24205726)
It's fine you hate using Music, but at least be honest about the situation: You want it without paying for it.

You're not paying for Apple Music. Apple Music costs the exact same price as Spotify Premium: $10 a month, or $15 for a family.

You're paying for iTunes match which is an annual fee of $25 that lets you play your CD-ripped library anywhere without transferring the files. Go to your Library, play your music, relax, this is what you paid for.

To suggest that somehow you're entitled to free Apple Music because you pay an annual fee of a separate product, is disingenuous.

Re:Apple announces Apple Music radio by globalproctd on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @02:55PM (#24202715)
You're paying for iTunes Match, which is a different service than Apple Music.