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If this rumor is true, then I predict a mass drop off in music for Apple.

I like music, but not enough to pay $10 a month. Apple has a good set up now.

If it's not broken, then why fix it?

1 posted on 06/02/2015 5:47:24 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

$10 a month? And then to use it on the fly you had better hope there is free Wi-Fi that isn’t throttled or has dozens of others streaming, or restricts streaming site. The alternative, of course is to burn up your data.

Can’t see it.


2 posted on 06/02/2015 5:58:29 AM PDT by Obadiah (This is Bravo-6, we have Zips in the wire! I repeat, Zips in the wire.)
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To: Enlightened1

I did Spotify for awhile at about that price. 9.99, I think. I couldn’t justify the cost and cut it. If it was $6, I’d do it in a heartbeat.


3 posted on 06/02/2015 6:09:29 AM PDT by ilgipper
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I just listen to the radio. I have a ton of songs on my computer though if I really want to listen to those.


4 posted on 06/02/2015 9:58:46 AM PDT by Svartalfiar
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"If it's not broken, then why fix it?"

From what I read in the article it is broken as far as Apple is concerned.

"Apple long resisted the subscription music model, enjoying its leadership of the market for digital song downloads after launching the iTunes store as the antidote to file sharing plaguing the recording industry more than a decade ago. However, streaming's popularity -- and downloads' decline -- have made the format too important for Apple to ignore."

In the link in that paragraph it tells Streaming started outselling CD sales and digital download sales dropped by 8.7%.

Paradigm shift. No need to own music anymore and if you do want a copy buying it is not necessary with the ease of the internet AND the multiple ways you can get LEGAL free copies of your favorite hits.

5 posted on 06/02/2015 10:14:58 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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