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pwalker8 · 10-31-2019, 01:15 PM

I can't really say that I'm sickened by a company trying to appeal to a market segment that I'm not part of. Based on some of the things you say, I suspect there isn't much of an age difference between us. I like iCloud and Apple Music. It solves a problem for me (i.e. fitting all my music on my smart phone) and I can use Apple Music to listen to music I like, not just what is currently popular. I've actually started to listen to music that was a bit before my time, like the James Gang and the Flying Burrito Brothers.

There are a number of aspects of Apple that doesn't appeal to me. Anyone who reads the audiobook forums has likely seen my long posts of my frustration with how Apple (and Audible) handle audiobooks and listening to them. I have no real interest in Apple TV+ since most of the series aren't my cup of tea. I'm a lot more likely to subscribe to Disney.

I think that Amazon has it right in their approach which is to have a yearly subscription and tie a bunch of services to it. Yea, I don't use Prime music, but I do occasionally use Prime video and use the delivery benefits a lot.

I don't particularly like Apple's approach that seems like it's starting to nickle and dime me to death. I see signs that Apple is losing their way a bit with regard to being customer experience focused. Perhaps at some point, I'll move to a platform that suits my needs better, but right now, none of the other platforms is an improvement, IMPO. I still like their hardware a lot and programming for it appeals to me.

10-31-2019, 01:15 PM	#5
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	I can't really say that I'm sickened by a company trying to appeal to a market segment that I'm not part of. Based on some of the things you say, I suspect there isn't much of an age difference between us. I like iCloud and Apple Music. It solves a problem for me (i.e. fitting all my music on my smart phone) and I can use Apple Music to listen to music I like, not just what is currently popular. I've actually started to listen to music that was a bit before my time, like the James Gang and the Flying Burrito Brothers. There are a number of aspects of Apple that doesn't appeal to me. Anyone who reads the audiobook forums has likely seen my long posts of my frustration with how Apple (and Audible) handle audiobooks and listening to them. I have no real interest in Apple TV+ since most of the series aren't my cup of tea. I'm a lot more likely to subscribe to Disney. I think that Amazon has it right in their approach which is to have a yearly subscription and tie a bunch of services to it. Yea, I don't use Prime music, but I do occasionally use Prime video and use the delivery benefits a lot. I don't particularly like Apple's approach that seems like it's starting to nickle and dime me to death. I see signs that Apple is losing their way a bit with regard to being customer experience focused. Perhaps at some point, I'll move to a platform that suits my needs better, but right now, none of the other platforms is an improvement, IMPO. I still like their hardware a lot and programming for it appeals to me.