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Never gonna happen. If people get so upset that they start moving to other products, then we'll see MSFT and GOOG do what all belligerent companies do when they
by thesuitonym 3y ago
Never gonna happen. If people get so upset that they start moving to other products, then we'll see MSFT and GOOG do what all belligerent companies do when they start losing eyeballs: Increase advertising on the remaining users until they, too, get fed up and leave, and eventually the companies wither and die away. Will that happen? Probably not, but it's more likely than either company realizing they're alienating their users.
- whywhywhywhy 3y agoThere are no other platforms though. Even Apple is cramming their apps with ads for their services. They’ve ad-walled me over 20 times in the last 18 months on the way to listen to my music with an Apple Music adwall. Just on my way to listen to MY mp3s.
- thesuitonym 3y agoWhile it's not an excuse, I guess I'll just say that the Apple Music app is not a necessary part of the OS.
- ryukafalz 3y ago> There are no other platforms though. Sure there are. $5/month gets you email/contacts/calendar hosting at Fastmail (and several other similar alternatives). Linux desktops are healthier than ever and have no ads. (Including plenty of music players for playing your own MP3s!) There are countless Fediverse instances that won't advertise at you... there are plenty of options if you look beyond the big players. Now, for phone OSes, your choices are more limited. GrapheneOS with F-Droid is alright for now, though I'd love to see mobile Linux get more usable again.
- toastal 3y agoI opted for Posteo @ €12/yr
- soraminazuki 3y agoYou can turn it off in the Settings app. Go to the Music section and you'll see a toggle labeled "Show Apple Music".
- whywhywhywhy 3y agoDoesn't stop the ads, doesn't stop the searchjacking and something keeps turning it back on.