iTunes Match is great, but it’s no backup. At best it’s a network-based storage extension mechanism for music stored on iOS, owned and controlled exclusively by Apple. Whether or not this is a good thing thus clearly depends on your need for extra space. Right now, until I’ve got rid of my TV shows, it will be; as soon as I can manage without it, I will.
It’s also worth noting that iTunes Match / Apple Music can only offer the service it does because iTunes and iOS Music are themselves dependent on proprietary music tagging. If you simply used Dropbox instead, for example, and an alternative music-playing app, you could also avoid the thorny issue of Apple’s metadata structure altogether and not be dependent on Apple. For those with large libraries of already organised music with meaningful file names and no tags, this will probably seem like a superior option. I am well aware that some people find iTunes requirements for tags to be very confusing and annoying. Eric, please feel free to drop me in to your little discussion about storage. I’m already set, but I’d love to have a nosy. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
