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Originally Posted by Sonist
I've tried most major streaming services and IMO Pandora has the best algorithm for selecting a playlist based on an artist/song example. The reason why I stopped using Pandora is that their bit rate for stand-alone boxes is limited to 96k even on a premium plan, while mobile tops out at 192k. On decent speakers, the difference between the 320k bitrate common on most other streaming services and Pandora is noticeable.
I used to love MOG, but Beats acquired it and basically ruined it, by removing "artist radio" (which kind of worked like a Pandora station) and screwing up the UI.
I've never been a great fan of Spotify, since their library seems to be clogged up with remixes, often little more than "elevator" versions of the original songs.
Right now I use Google Music, which seems to be the best overall, for my taste at least.
Back on topic, to address the title of this thread, " Apple at it again did not learn from the ebook fiasco": Apple did learn.
They learned that they can completely destroy an existing market by colluding with the content providers, then reduce the initial penalties through appeals and end up paying a nominal fine.
Apple currently has over 20% of the ebook market in the US, so they likely learned that such collusion does work to gain market share and long term profits, while whatever one-time penalties they may be subject to at some point in the future, are simply the cost of doing business.
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The only problem I have with Pandora is that extended-play sessions, or stations I play several days in a row end up repeating music.
I haven't had a subscription for a while, but I really enjoyed Beats. The playlists always seemed well put together, and I was introduced to a lot of new music by them.