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I’ve been considering dropping Spotify for the “Apple One” plan, looks like I’m not the only one from that huge jump in services.
by twobitshifter 6y ago
I’ve been considering dropping Spotify for the “Apple One” plan, looks like I’m not the only one from that huge jump in services.
- vmception 6y agoI really questions people's decision making process when I see them on Apple Music or Apple Maps I'm not the only one
- epistasis 6y agoI've had terrible terrible experiences with Apple Music, and there are far better options out there. But the alternative for Maps is Google, and the last thing I want to do is give them a bead on my current location and all the places I want to go and explore. With Google's ownership of so much information, I think anybody avoiding Google Maps is very well justified.
- vmception 6y agoThe point is to be navigated to the correct location. Just as recently as December in Los Angeles, an address on the beach sent a skin starved date to an alleyway 10 minutes inland that she was totally cool with being in, and I had to tell her to Apple Maps likely did that, whereas Google Maps matched my much more romantic location. Could the opposite happen? I guess. Does it though?
- epistasis 6y agoThats never been my experience, but I really only have my own to go on. However, in the early days of Google Maps, when MapQuest was still around and before cars had in-dash navigation, Google Maps did give me bad directions for driving, that I had printed out, and made me late. I still ended up using Google Maps, and they got better. I will still use Google Maps to discover biking routes in unfamiliar areas, so I do give up my location to them occasionally, but in my experience that's the only edge that Google Maps has these days.
- stuart78 6y agoApple Maps bookmarking is vastly superior to Google Maps (subtle ui, better list support). Apple Maps on CarPlay is pleasant, Google Maps is garish. Apple Maps biggest down for me is reliance on Yelp for business reviews.
- Dig1t 6y agoI did this when it came out and have definitely not regretted it.
- andrewmcwatters 6y agoThe only things that keep me from moving over to Apple's plan are being able to import my playlists and liked songs (thousands!) from Spotify, and Discover Weekly and Billboard Hot 100-esque type playlists. Does Apple have equivalents of those features? Discover Weekly is incredible.
- dcreemer 6y agoI've used soundiiz.com for importing likes & playlists (though from different source and target services). Works well enough.
- Jcowell 6y agoApple Music has New Music Mixes and Continuous Playing.
- pbronez 6y agoSpotify is way ahead of Apple Music on everything to do with discovery. I tried to switch to Apple Music (mostly for the Homepod Mini support) and really disliked the apple music app.
- immigrantsheep 6y agoI had the same experience. I went into it and really wanted to buy into Apple Music but after a couple of painful months I went back to Spotify.
- kitsunesoba 6y agoIt's interesting, I had the opposite experience. Years ago used Spotify and found that Discover Weekly rarely had anything I'd actually want to listen to, whereas with Apple Music's New Music Mix I'm adding the songs it digs up fairly frequently. Might have to do with preferred genres.
- andrewmcwatters 6y agoSome leaks in the past suggest Discover Weekly simply searches through other users' liked songs and if you like Artist A and they like Artist A and B, and you haven't checked out B yet, there's a better chance you'll like Artist B over C that neither of you have heard before.
- asimpletune 6y agoSend me an email and join my family plan
- busymom0 6y agoIs that allowed? Don’t you have to be at the same address or something?
- lox 6y agoDon’t do it, the huge caveat is the plan owner pays for all store purchases.
- immy 6y agoThat's optional.
- asimpletune 6y agoYes this is false. It was like that in the past, but you can separate purchases and just share the apple one.
- asimpletune 6y agoNot at all