weitrhino 1,425 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 With streaming on the rise and the addition of Apple Music service we may well see the end of iTunes. This would also explain Apple's long resistance to adding hi res offerings via the iTunes store. http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/05/11/apple-terminating-music-downloads-two-years/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismiller55 4,717 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 That will be a game changer for me. However, I am sure I will find a suitable player for my needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loner_t 2,568 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 There is also a corresponding Apple denial here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMeat 1,173 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 So anywhere there is not 4G or WiFi service or when service is saturated, you'll be SOL? Doesn't make sense (to me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie 16,429 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Well, I guess I can always find another service.... :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMeat 1,173 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Probably propaganda to increase iTunes sales LOL. They want the icing AND the cake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslan7 954 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Apple has been on the downward spiral ever since Steve Jobs passed. Nothing really innovative or game changing. And I (and my family) own mostly "I" products. Everyone has their day in the sun - Qualcomm, Nokia, Motorola, Apple, Samsung.... Who's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weitrhino 1,425 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 If Apple does decide to shut down iTunes and migrate solely to Apple Music streaming service I suppose I'll have to migrate my library into some other environment -- but what a gigantic pain in the butt it will be to re-tag with all new metadata because Apple's methods are proprietary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xavionics 1,363 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I guess its no surprise if the numbers shown are accurate. I personally have never made a download purchase of music. I prefer to have the CD, LP, etc. But I do stream A LOT of music. Probably 90% of my listening. The other 10% is vinyl. My sons and their friends stream almost exclusively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT-Seven 763 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Oh... NO BUENO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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