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> convenience > iTunes iTunes is not what i associate with convenience. My experience tends to be quite the opposite, in fact.

by mtogo 15y ago

danudey 15y ago
I type an artist or song name into the store's search box. I find what I want and click 'Buy'. Next time I plug in my iPod my songs go there. This is the sort of straightforward workflow that people enjoy. They don't have to think about how to copy files from A to B or import them into their music app or copy them onto the media player. It's a straight line from store to device.
tptacek 15y ago
I don't get it. Is this sarcastic? Did you not buy music in March '03 to get the basis for comparison? For normal people who do not organize their lives around user interface critiques, iTMS is shatteringly convenient: type name of song, click button, listen to song to make sure it's what you want, click "buy", wait a minute, own song.
- mtogo 15y ago
  The last time i used iTunes was months ago, i'm on Rdio now. My workflow went more like this: 1. Open iTunes 3. Wait 1-2 minutes, literally. 3. iTunes has crashed, often taking exporer.exe[1] with it. 4. Restart iTunes and/or windows. 5. After waiting 2-3 additional minutes for iTunes to start up, it's now open and i can search for songs. 6. Search for the songs i want and buy them. 7. Enter my payment details as Apple has forgotten them again. 8. Wait 2-3 minutes while the payment is processed. 9. Something wasn't good enough for Apple. Change something in the huge form and goto 8. 10. Done! Download the songs. YMMV, this is just my own experience. For comparison, here's the workflow with Rdio: 1. Enter a song or album name into the search box, or pick one from my extensive library of albums. 2. Press play and listen to the song. [1] Yes, unfortunately i do have to keep Windows around to use iTunes.
  - tptacek 15y ago
    I like Rdio a lot, and agree that it's more convenient than iTunes (which was already very convenient, so that's saying something)... when it actually has the music I'm looking for.

> convenience > iTunes iTunes is not what i associate with convenience. My experience tends to be quite the opposite, in fact.

by mtogo 15y ago

> convenience > iTunes iTunes is not what i associate with convenience. My experience tends to be quite the opposite, in fact.

danudey 15y ago

I type an artist or song name into the store's search box. I find what I want and click 'Buy'. Next time I plug in my iPod my songs go there. This is the sort of straightforward workflow that people enjoy. They don't have to think about how to copy files from A to B or import them into their music app or copy them onto the media player. It's a straight line from store to device.

tptacek 15y ago

I don't get it. Is this sarcastic? Did you not buy music in March '03 to get the basis for comparison? For normal people who do not organize their lives around user interface critiques, iTMS is shatteringly convenient: type name of song, click button, listen to song to make sure it's what you want, click "buy", wait a minute, own song.

mtogo 15y ago
The last time i used iTunes was months ago, i'm on Rdio now. My workflow went more like this: 1. Open iTunes 3. Wait 1-2 minutes, literally. 3. iTunes has crashed, often taking exporer.exe[1] with it. 4. Restart iTunes and/or windows. 5. After waiting 2-3 additional minutes for iTunes to start up, it's now open and i can search for songs. 6. Search for the songs i want and buy them. 7. Enter my payment details as Apple has forgotten them again. 8. Wait 2-3 minutes while the payment is processed. 9. Something wasn't good enough for Apple. Change something in the huge form and goto 8. 10. Done! Download the songs. YMMV, this is just my own experience. For comparison, here's the workflow with Rdio: 1. Enter a song or album name into the search box, or pick one from my extensive library of albums. 2. Press play and listen to the song. [1] Yes, unfortunately i do have to keep Windows around to use iTunes.
- tptacek 15y ago
  I like Rdio a lot, and agree that it's more convenient than iTunes (which was already very convenient, so that's saying something)... when it actually has the music I'm looking for.