Thanks Mary, that's encouraging. I think I'll go see if the official IOS 10 is available. The IOS release usually appears here in the UK around 6pm. Mind you, there are bound to be at least a few Voice Over bugs and it can be frustrating when they take months to fix.
John -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: 12 September 2016 18:11 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Apple Music Challenges Spotify with Playlists Hi John, Apple Music is definitely better in iOS 10. When you try it, I would be curious how you compare it with Spotify, since that is a service I was considering until I put the beta on my iPhone and started saying how much better Apple Music suggestions were for me. They have playlists the change every day and suggested albums that change every day. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2016, at 10:06 AM, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > Ah well, Dane, you're making the mistake a lot of people do when you > equate new music with Top 40. Personally, I can't stand Top 40 either, > but I am interested in experimental, alternative and World music that > will never get into the charts, and even very occasionally, jazz and classical. > > In fact I've been considering switching from Apple Music and trying > out Spotify for this reason. I heard a fascinating interview with the > guy in charge of writing music algorithms for Spotify, and they sound > way in advance of Apple's. They are much better at serving up what you > are likely to like as well as old favourites and obscure stuff you > might not have heard. Up to now I've found Apple's offerings very > pedestrian and predictable and they just keep offering more of the > same. An interesting thing about Spotify is that they keep an eye on > listeners who tend to be consistently ahead of the curve in the music > you may be interested in and use their delvings to inform the > algorithms that help you discover new music. So the clever thing is > that it's not just what the big music corporations have decided what should be in the charts. > > Anyway, having heard that Apple seems to be becoming more like Spotify > in the way the app works I'll hold off and try it in IOS 10 before > trying out Spotify. > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: 12 September 2016 02:31 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Apple Music Challenges Spotify with Playlists > > Well, I can't speak for Spotify, but one of the nice things about the > newly reorganized Apple Music in iOS 10 is that you get every day, > some albums that it think she will like, based on what it knows about > your listening habits. You also get to view new releases and genres > that it thinks you like, based on what it knows about your listening > habits. I assume Spotify must do something similar in their discovery tab. > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 11, 2016, at 6:27 PM, Dane Trethowan >> <grtd...@internode.on.net> > wrote: >> >> Seems as though Apple Music and Spotify are going to be the big >> players in > the Music Subscription business before long. >> One thing I'm puzzled about though and perhaps someone can answer >> this, > why do Apple Music and Spotify always concentrate on "New Music", most > new music I absolutely despise - I'm not a listener to Top 40 radio > and haven't been for 20 years or more along with a whole heap of otehr > people Im sure - <smile>. >> > http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/9640-apple-music-challenge > s-spot > ify-with-playlists.html >> > > >
