Hi John, I am running the beta. Yes, there are bugs. Maybe not as many as there have been in previous first releases. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2016, at 10:46 AM, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > 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 >>> >> >> >> > >
