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Apple abuses its position as platform gatekeeper to get its own products in front of its customers. Anyone who has used both products knows Spotify is objectiv

Apple abuses its position as platform gatekeeper to get its own products in front of its customers. Anyone who has used both products knows Spotify is objectively better in terms of music discovery and the social aspects of music. Not to mention, spotify works everywhere. Apple music only works on iOS and MacOS.

cmpb 8y ago
I use Apple Music on Windows daily.
yankcrime 8y ago
> Apple music only works on iOS and MacOS. False: https://musi.sh https://musi.sh
ymolodtsov 8y ago
There are web versions based on the official API and the Android app.
fetus8 8y ago
I found that Spotify was worse at music discovery, and I use Apple Music across Windows, iOS, and macOS, with little to no trouble. The discovery features in Apple Music are seemingly more tuned into my varied tastes. When I tried Spotify last year, no matter what I listened to or added to my library, it kept recommending a small selection of Rap albums, even though I was listening to far more than just rap. Spotify latched onto one thing and just ran with it. I haven't seen Apple Music do that to my recommendations.
pier25 8y ago
Apple Music works on Android too: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.android.music https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.andr...
- nikofeyn 8y ago
  saying it works on android is a bit generous. haha. i was paying for it and using it, but it was a terrible experience. apple music on android often couldn't even play music downloaded unless it had a screaming internet connection. i have no idea what the download feature was even for. and there were countless bugs and usability issues. maybe it's better now, but it was terrible around a year or two ago.
threeseed 8y ago
> Spotify is objectively better in terms of music discovery and the social aspects of music Not objectively. In your opinion. I like to discover new music via the Beats 1 series of radio stations which Spotify is incredibly poor at.

cmpb 8y ago

I use Apple Music on Windows daily.

yankcrime 8y ago

> Apple music only works on iOS and MacOS. False: https://musi.sh https://musi.sh

ymolodtsov 8y ago

There are web versions based on the official API and the Android app.

fetus8 8y ago

I found that Spotify was worse at music discovery, and I use Apple Music across Windows, iOS, and macOS, with little to no trouble. The discovery features in Apple Music are seemingly more tuned into my varied tastes. When I tried Spotify last year, no matter what I listened to or added to my library, it kept recommending a small selection of Rap albums, even though I was listening to far more than just rap. Spotify latched onto one thing and just ran with it. I haven't seen Apple Music do that to my recommendations.

pier25 8y ago

Apple Music works on Android too: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.android.music https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.andr...

nikofeyn 8y ago
saying it works on android is a bit generous. haha. i was paying for it and using it, but it was a terrible experience. apple music on android often couldn't even play music downloaded unless it had a screaming internet connection. i have no idea what the download feature was even for. and there were countless bugs and usability issues. maybe it's better now, but it was terrible around a year or two ago.

threeseed 8y ago

> Spotify is objectively better in terms of music discovery and the social aspects of music Not objectively. In your opinion. I like to discover new music via the Beats 1 series of radio stations which Spotify is incredibly poor at.