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“Apple Music is now a subscription service” Apple Music was always a subscription service, that’s what Apple Music launched as. The iTunes Store is still aroun
by marcellus23 5y ago
“Apple Music is now a subscription service”
Apple Music was always a subscription service, that’s what Apple Music launched as. The iTunes Store is still around and works the same as always, and the app still lets you rip CDs and sync those. Apple Music hasn’t replaced anything.
Moreover, the iPod was a very popular device from 2001 for a decade or more. I think you’re overestimating how much of people’s music collections came from Napster rather than CDs and the iTunes Store.
- musicale 5y agoYes, that is indeed correct – and the "now" is technically correct as well, if perhaps redundant (and you can probably understand what I was getting at.) But let me elaborate a bit, since I think you will appreciate it: Apple's Music app on iOS is currently tightly integrated with the Apple Music service, and Apple enthusiastically advertises the service in OS (much to my dismay since I think ads do not belong in OS onboarding, notifications, or preferences.) Apple actually got rid of iTunes on macOS and replaced it with the (rather awful, imho) macOS incarnation of the Music app from iOS. As I understand it, the iTunes Store didn't arrive until 2003, although iTunes could rip CDs beforehand and the Rip/Mix/Burn ad campaign was from 2001.