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Yes... because everyone uses the terrible piece of software that is iTunes. Even me as an iPhone user, I won't be switching anytime soon- Spotify has a sense o

Yes... because everyone uses the terrible piece of software that is iTunes. Even me as an iPhone user, I won't be switching anytime soon- Spotify has a sense of community and music discovery.

sehugg 11y ago
Unfortunately Spotify seems to be downplaying the social discovery aspect in recent builds in favor of experiments like time-based playlists and video.
vhost- 11y ago
Exactly. I haven't used iTunes in at least 5 years.
ghshephard 11y ago
As someone who hate(d/s) iTunes, The new Apple Music app is pretty sweet. Though I'm still trying to figure out what the difference is between "New" and "For You."
- 7Z7 11y ago
  New is new tunes (or new to the service, presumably), For You is things picked for you from your loved genres.
  - ghshephard 11y ago
    Yup - I eventually figured it out. Mostly because I really enjoyed almost everything in "For You", and it seemed oddly aligned with the musicians I was following, and was a small set, whereas "New" is a vast collection of tracks/playlists/music. New is really poorly named - 99% of the stuff there isn't new at all - some of it from the 70s/80s. I don't know what better name could have been used that wouldn't have been confused with the selection curated specifically for me. Overall - loving Apple Music, I'm 90% likely to subscribe for $120/year, coming from someone who spends about $20-$30 a year on a few select tracks and the rare album.
    - 7Z7 11y ago
      Sorry for the late reply, but as far as I can figure "New" isn't about the tracks' newness, it's about you looking for "New" music to assign to "My Music". "My Music" is for things you own or already access. "For you" is for new things Apple thinks you might like based on your preferences. "New" is for completely new things to add to your collection.
eridius 11y ago
> Yes... because everyone uses the terrible piece of software that is iTunes. Yeah, they do.

Yes... because everyone uses the terrible piece of software that is iTunes. Even me as an iPhone user, I won't be switching anytime soon- Spotify has a sense of community and music discovery.

sehugg 11y ago

Unfortunately Spotify seems to be downplaying the social discovery aspect in recent builds in favor of experiments like time-based playlists and video.

vhost- 11y ago

Exactly. I haven't used iTunes in at least 5 years.

ghshephard 11y ago

As someone who hate(d/s) iTunes, The new Apple Music app is pretty sweet. Though I'm still trying to figure out what the difference is between "New" and "For You."

7Z7 11y ago
New is new tunes (or new to the service, presumably), For You is things picked for you from your loved genres.
- ghshephard 11y ago
  Yup - I eventually figured it out. Mostly because I really enjoyed almost everything in "For You", and it seemed oddly aligned with the musicians I was following, and was a small set, whereas "New" is a vast collection of tracks/playlists/music. New is really poorly named - 99% of the stuff there isn't new at all - some of it from the 70s/80s. I don't know what better name could have been used that wouldn't have been confused with the selection curated specifically for me. Overall - loving Apple Music, I'm 90% likely to subscribe for $120/year, coming from someone who spends about $20-$30 a year on a few select tracks and the rare album.
  - 7Z7 11y ago
    Sorry for the late reply, but as far as I can figure "New" isn't about the tracks' newness, it's about you looking for "New" music to assign to "My Music". "My Music" is for things you own or already access. "For you" is for new things Apple thinks you might like based on your preferences. "New" is for completely new things to add to your collection.

eridius 11y ago

> Yes... because everyone uses the terrible piece of software that is iTunes. Yeah, they do.