Is iTunes going to be eliminated?

[Apple OC]

I can't stand Apple Music because I refuse to pay for streaming music I've already bought.

I heard somewhere Apple is going to force everyone onto streaming.

 

[GermanSuplex]

I use Apple Music, but purely to listen to music I don't want to pay for, and to discover new music. After having to spend hours rebuilding my library after it was ruined by iTunes Match in 2011, I refuse to store my library in the cloud.

If they get rid of iTunes - which, I don't see frankly - I will be forced to switch to a different program. I need a local library with playcounts, etc. Apple Music simply doesn't work for those purposes.

In addition, while a lot of people stream, many rural areas simply cannot handle streaming HD or 4K video, so I'm sure many people prefer to download video and watch locally over their network.

 

[tyusrex]

Cloud storage is just so overrated in general. So vulnerable to hacks.

It sounds ok in theory, but who wants to share private information with a corporation unless it's absolutely necessary?

Besides iTunes can't convert my Flac files anyway, so the point is moot.

 

[Jessica Lares]

That is a rumor that they've denied in the last few years and that some people think is getting pushed around by someone inside the company who's pressing them to go with it.