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Modern player is not only about UIUX but also which music storage it supports, DLNA, Plex, Jellyfin, that’s the main feature users will be checking. If it’s jus

Modern player is not only about UIUX but also which music storage it supports, DLNA, Plex, Jellyfin, that’s the main feature users will be checking. If it’s just AppleMusic player.

karlgkk 1y ago
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- nizmow 1y ago
  Who hurt you?
  - airtonix 1y ago
    I think it was when DHH announced he no longer uses a mac. All these silicon valley apple cargo cultists are still in shock of the heresy.
    - MangoToupe 1y ago
      Who is DHH and what is he using now and why did he find the mac insufficient?
      - MangoToupe 1y ago
        > https://world.hey.com/dhh/linux-as-the-new-developer-default-at-37signals-ef0823b7 https://world.hey.com/dhh/linux-as-the-new-developer-default... He seems like a non-serious personality
- quesera 1y ago
  Said with affection, I presume.
notpushkin 1y ago
That’s not true – plenty of users don’t really care about that. That said, it would be really nice to see more players (pun?) in this space.
jazzyjackson 1y ago
OK there's a bunch of jellyfin clients tho. This is an Apple Music client. why you gotta drag somebody over this.
- MangoToupe 1y ago
  Why does it matter what the backend is? A music player is a music player; it shouldn't matter where the music comes from.
  - slau 1y ago
    Well, it matters when you have to integrate with APIs and idiosyncrasies of third parties, and whatever draconian DRM they require. It’s obviously not impossible to add support for multiple backends, but from a development effort it definitely matters. It’s not like streaming platforms are gingerly implementing open and common standards for music streaming. Winamp had support for .m3u and streaming back in ‘04, but we’ve moved on from that.
    - MangoToupe 1y ago
      Sure, but presumably that is different from the actual value of the app itself—the frontend. It's just a matter of effort to connect the interface to the backend. Why you'd insist on tying the two together is anyone's guess (likely convenience).
      - jazzyjackson 1y ago
        > (likely convenience). AKA the limited resource of developer-hours
        MangoToupe 1y ago
        > AKA the limited resource of developer-hours Sure, but each connected backend magnifies value to end-user. To say any one client is worth devoting to just a single backend is crazy.
zapzupnz 1y ago
> If it's just AppleMusic player. Well, considering it's an Apple Music frontend… that's really the point, isn't it?

Modern player is not only about UIUX but also which music storage it supports, DLNA, Plex, Jellyfin, that’s the main feature users will be checking. If it’s just AppleMusic player.

karlgkk 1y ago

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nizmow 1y ago
Who hurt you?
- airtonix 1y ago
  I think it was when DHH announced he no longer uses a mac. All these silicon valley apple cargo cultists are still in shock of the heresy.
  - MangoToupe 1y ago
    Who is DHH and what is he using now and why did he find the mac insufficient?
    - MangoToupe 1y ago
      > https://world.hey.com/dhh/linux-as-the-new-developer-default-at-37signals-ef0823b7 https://world.hey.com/dhh/linux-as-the-new-developer-default... He seems like a non-serious personality
quesera 1y ago
Said with affection, I presume.

notpushkin 1y ago

That’s not true – plenty of users don’t really care about that. That said, it would be really nice to see more players (pun?) in this space.

jazzyjackson 1y ago

OK there's a bunch of jellyfin clients tho. This is an Apple Music client. why you gotta drag somebody over this.

MangoToupe 1y ago
Why does it matter what the backend is? A music player is a music player; it shouldn't matter where the music comes from.
- slau 1y ago
  Well, it matters when you have to integrate with APIs and idiosyncrasies of third parties, and whatever draconian DRM they require. It’s obviously not impossible to add support for multiple backends, but from a development effort it definitely matters. It’s not like streaming platforms are gingerly implementing open and common standards for music streaming. Winamp had support for .m3u and streaming back in ‘04, but we’ve moved on from that.
  - MangoToupe 1y ago
    Sure, but presumably that is different from the actual value of the app itself—the frontend. It's just a matter of effort to connect the interface to the backend. Why you'd insist on tying the two together is anyone's guess (likely convenience).
    - jazzyjackson 1y ago
      > (likely convenience). AKA the limited resource of developer-hours
      - MangoToupe 1y ago
        > AKA the limited resource of developer-hours Sure, but each connected backend magnifies value to end-user. To say any one client is worth devoting to just a single backend is crazy.

zapzupnz 1y ago

> If it's just AppleMusic player. Well, considering it's an Apple Music frontend… that's really the point, isn't it?