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I suspect the problem is big media rather than Google.

izacus 10y ago
Somehow Apple and some other companies manage to handle that way better, including offline downloads for content and the ability to give them my EUR. Google on the other hand refuses to even show us Podcasts category on Play music. Podcasts.
- Sargos 10y ago
  Apple doesn't have anything like YouTube. And Google Play which is Google's equivalent of Apple's iTunes does allow offline downloads and does take your money.
- fpgeek 10y ago
  You're comparing apples and oranges. Apple doesn't provide anything like YouTube. If they did, they would have similar issues - there are all sorts of legal and business constraints associated with that kind of service. A more appropriate comparison would be comparing the iTunes movie and TV store with Google's equivalent (Google Play Movies & TV): * Both have movie purchases in over 100 countries. Apple has TV purchases in 6 countries [1]. Google has them in 8 [2] * Both allow offline download of purchased videos. Google also allows downloading purchases to SD cards (less relevant for Apple). * Google has a web-based player for purchased videos. Apple doesn't, AFAIK. * Apple has carrier billing in 6 countries [3]. Google has it in 45 [4]. Google also allows you to use PayPal in a number of countries. [1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204411 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204411 [2] https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2843119?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2843119?hl=en [3] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205102 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205102 [4] https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2651410?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2651410?hl=en
- haldean 10y ago
  There's a podcasts section in the Google Music Android app; what are you referring to?
  - izacus 10y ago
    The fact that there is no podcast section my Google Music Android app. Google managed to region lock podcasts.

Somehow Apple and some other companies manage to handle that way better, including offline downloads for content and the ability to give them my EUR. Google on the other hand refuses to even show us Podcasts category on Play music. Podcasts.

Sargos 10y ago
Apple doesn't have anything like YouTube. And Google Play which is Google's equivalent of Apple's iTunes does allow offline downloads and does take your money.
fpgeek 10y ago
You're comparing apples and oranges. Apple doesn't provide anything like YouTube. If they did, they would have similar issues - there are all sorts of legal and business constraints associated with that kind of service. A more appropriate comparison would be comparing the iTunes movie and TV store with Google's equivalent (Google Play Movies & TV): * Both have movie purchases in over 100 countries. Apple has TV purchases in 6 countries [1]. Google has them in 8 [2] * Both allow offline download of purchased videos. Google also allows downloading purchases to SD cards (less relevant for Apple). * Google has a web-based player for purchased videos. Apple doesn't, AFAIK. * Apple has carrier billing in 6 countries [3]. Google has it in 45 [4]. Google also allows you to use PayPal in a number of countries. [1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204411 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204411 [2] https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2843119?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2843119?hl=en [3] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205102 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205102 [4] https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2651410?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2651410?hl=en
haldean 10y ago
There's a podcasts section in the Google Music Android app; what are you referring to?
- izacus 10y ago
  The fact that there is no podcast section my Google Music Android app. Google managed to region lock podcasts.