4 ms·
It is a really bad piece of Apple marketing and naming that so many people don’t realize that Music the app and Music the subscription service are two different
by dangus 2y ago
It is a really bad piece of Apple marketing and naming that so many people don’t realize that Music the app and Music the subscription service are two different things.
The service and subscription can be turned off and disabled entirely, hidden from view in the Music app (formerly known as iTunes).
Apple’s old iPod sync workflow still works to this day (on your modern iPhone or on your old iPod), the iTunes Store is still a thing, and yes your computer can still rip CDs. I would even argue that it has greatly improved now that a lot of the functions complicating the experience like Podcasts and TV shows have been moved to other more appropriate apps.
All of this stuff not only still exists but Apple is about the only mainstream name in the business that will give you a decent music jukebox and digital music store experience anymore. So many other options are gone and the jukebox app landscape is quite bleak.
- ryandrake 2y agoIt’s the same mess for Apple TV. Is Apple TV an app? A service? A device? All three?? Do I need one in order to use the others? Who knows?
- dharmab 2y agoI recently installed an Apple TV in my parents house so I could watch my favorite shows on Apple TV using Apple TV on the Apple TV while visiting them. When I told them I was installing an Apple TV, they thought they were getting a TV, not an Apple TV.
- Cyphase 2y agoI'm sure their existing TV is fine for watching apple TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIgKFyQ-GAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIgKFyQ-GAQ
- dharmab 2y agoI couldn't find any apple tv on Apple TV. But I did find some banana TV on Apple TV to watch on Apple TV on the Apple TV. https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/banana/umc.cmc.bndisxwgzz4c324n858s8yo7 https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/banana/umc.cmc.bndisxwgzz4c3...
- tempodox 2y agoIt's almost as though they're competing with Microsoft who can come up with the worst names.
- dharmab 2y agoA friend is currently trying to explain to their company why Office 365 Copilot is not an acceptable substitute for GitHub Copilot. I wish this was a joke.
- goosedragons 2y agoIt's an app and a device. I do /love/ that on Android phones the Apple TV app can ONLY play Apple TV+ content whereas the Android TV and other Apple TV apps can play iTunes Store content which they may or may not allow purchasing in the app. It's a really great consistent system.
- rpgbr 2y agoYes to all questions.
- sureIy 2y agoI hear you, but at least it's not as bad as Google's version. What's Google Music All Access called now again?
- mcintyre1994 2y agoTheirs seems pretty good for music now that they’re using the YouTube brand. YouTube music is a Spotify competitor, YouTube premium gets you ad free YouTube and some other stuff and also comes with YouTube Music. Though then they use the same brand for their US cable-ish TV service and I have no idea how any of that fits.