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Apple is Getting Rid of iTunes
New York Post ^
| 5/31/19
| Marisa Dellatto
Posted on 05/31/2019 3:37:34 PM PDT by Peter W. Kessler
R.I.P. iTunes.
Apple is phasing out its content download and streaming service, Bloomberg reports. CEO Tim Cook will unveil a spread of new features geared to move the company’s focus away from the iPhone starting Monday at the tech giant’s Worldwide Developers Conference.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: apple; itunes; music; podcasts
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I don't post one article a year. But this is the second one today.
iTunes gone?
It's my sole source of downloadable music.
Any suggestions? I'm really ignorant about this stuff.
Thanks
To: Peter W. Kessler
Sounds like they’re just renaming it Apple Music.
To: Peter W. Kessler
Youtube has even more music than iTunes, I believe.
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:40:29 PM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Peter W. Kessler
do a search for mp3 files - look at Amazon Music
To: Peter W. Kessler
iTunes gone?
It’s my sole source of downloadable music.
...
It’s not gone. It’s being reorganized under a different name.
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:40:58 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Facts are racist.)
To: irishjuggler
Sounds like they’re just renaming it Apple Music. Didn't The Beatles beat them to it?
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:42:03 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Peter W. Kessler
The article says that Apple will now go to three separate apps, for Music, TV and Podcasts.
Seems like an overkill ... like fixing something that isn’t broken.
I’m sure they have their reasons for ‘fixing’ this, though.
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:43:50 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
To: Jane Long
I think Apple eventually wants to get into the Entertainment business and compete with Netflix and Huiu.
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:45:59 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Peter W. Kessler; Swordmaker
Really? Do we believe this?
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:46:21 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: dfwgator
Sooner than eventually. Apple is working on it now.
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:46:52 PM PDT
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: Peter W. Kessler
Hallelujah.
Good riddance to bloatware.
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:47:41 PM PDT
by
bkopto
To: Peter W. Kessler
I’ve paid a year in advance. Not good.
To: Peter W. Kessler
I’ve been very happy with Spotify, purchased the family plan at about $15/month. Option to download or use cloud. Good selection of music, channels, podcasts, etc.
Connection with the rest of my so-called ecosystem is great. My Roku device has a Spotify channel. I can cast Spotify from my phone to my TV, Chromecast (AV Receivers), and have my Spotify account associated with the Google home minis.
No term agreement, you probably can get a free trial.
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:49:02 PM PDT
by
Made In The USA
(Next thing you know, 'ol Jed's a millionaire)
To: Jane Long
I’m sure they have their reasons for ‘fixing’ this, though.$$$$
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:56:23 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: Peter W. Kessler
They just released a new ipod touch the other day.
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posted on
05/31/2019 3:59:00 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Skywalker)
To: Peter W. Kessler
It’s probably just marketing bullshit. It’s going to be the new and improved version, so they can charge more for it.
Just like automobiles. Every year it’s the same car just a new year number on it. No changes or anything.
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posted on
05/31/2019 4:07:04 PM PDT
by
seawolf101
(Member LES DEPLORABLES)
To: Peter W. Kessler
Im rather happy with amazon music unlimited.
CC
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posted on
05/31/2019 4:08:19 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
To: Peter W. Kessler
Apple won't exist in another 5 years. It's become some sad combination of Digital Electronics Corporation and The Sharper Image. And now they've screwed over a customer base who perhaps bought their second or third Apple product because of a desire to retain their iTunes library that they either bought online or loaded locally, one painful CD after another...
There's really no reason to ever buy an Apple product/service ever again. Like the iPods who batteries you can't get any longer, they'll just screw you over and over again.
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posted on
05/31/2019 4:18:51 PM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(“Individual liberty and freedom are not outmoded concepts.”)
To: Sirius Lee
And they are not very good at retention either. You can only load them onto five devices, after that you have to buy them again.
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posted on
05/31/2019 4:19:54 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Skywalker)
To: dfwgator
I see what you did there!
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posted on
05/31/2019 4:24:42 PM PDT
by
sgt_lau
(Being tolerant to the most intolerant people on the planet is a losing proposition. Reject islam.)
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