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>f I had a iPhone jack in my car, I would listen to my iPhone's music. If I had an iPhone receiver in my garage, I'd listen to my iPhone's music. If I had an iP

by batista 14y ago

>f I had a iPhone jack in my car, I would listen to my iPhone's music. If I had an iPhone receiver in my garage, I'd listen to my iPhone's music. If I had an iPhone receiver in my office, I'd listen to my iPhone's music. I don't, so I listen to radio and deal with the ads because there's nothing Apple can help me with on that front. You know that all of those "problems" are solved with like $50, right?

freehunter 14y ago
You completely missed the point. The point is, the only reason I listen to radio instead of iTunes is because sometimes I can't get iTunes playing over my stereo where I currently am. If I can get iTunes through the stereo, why bother with radio, and if I can't get iTunes through the stereo why is Apple's system worth investing to make this work?
- batista 14y ago
  >If I can get iTunes through the stereo, why bother with radio Because those are two different mediums. In one you listen to your own music collection over and over, in the other you can find new things (at least where I live, dunno about commercial radio in the states), plus there are tons of NON musical programs you can tune in to. Tons of people listen to radio stations even over the internet through their laptops/desktops, on which they already have access to iTunes/Spotify et al... Heck, people listen to radio stations even from _within_ iTunes.
  - freehunter 14y ago
    In one you listen to your own music collection over and over, in the other you can find new things Which is why I mentioned other services which allow you to listen to new music. Zune Pass playlists offer this, similar to Sirius/XM stations. Why would Apple bother making radio slightly better when they could completely destroy radio by offering something significantly better which also makes them money? Making radio slightly better isn't worth buying a new stereo, new head unit for my car, etc. In those situations, radio is simply good enough. Apple doesn't generally play in markets where their best offering is only slightly better than good enough.

by batista 14y ago

freehunter 14y ago

You completely missed the point. The point is, the only reason I listen to radio instead of iTunes is because sometimes I can't get iTunes playing over my stereo where I currently am. If I can get iTunes through the stereo, why bother with radio, and if I can't get iTunes through the stereo why is Apple's system worth investing to make this work?

batista 14y ago
>If I can get iTunes through the stereo, why bother with radio Because those are two different mediums. In one you listen to your own music collection over and over, in the other you can find new things (at least where I live, dunno about commercial radio in the states), plus there are tons of NON musical programs you can tune in to. Tons of people listen to radio stations even over the internet through their laptops/desktops, on which they already have access to iTunes/Spotify et al... Heck, people listen to radio stations even from _within_ iTunes.
- freehunter 14y ago
  In one you listen to your own music collection over and over, in the other you can find new things Which is why I mentioned other services which allow you to listen to new music. Zune Pass playlists offer this, similar to Sirius/XM stations. Why would Apple bother making radio slightly better when they could completely destroy radio by offering something significantly better which also makes them money? Making radio slightly better isn't worth buying a new stereo, new head unit for my car, etc. In those situations, radio is simply good enough. Apple doesn't generally play in markets where their best offering is only slightly better than good enough.