So basically you're agreeing with me. People adapted to video streaming subscription services much more quickly due to less emotion involved. Music will happen too, but will take a little longer.
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Owning your music (downloading) vs streaming
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To each his/her own, and I respect that this is the way that works for you. But I nonetheless find this perplexing. For 99% of the video content I watch, it gets one viewing, and then I'm on to the next thing I haven't seen. I know there are people who accumulate vast collections of DVDs and/or digital downloads for the movies and TV series they like. Some have entire walls of bookcases devoted to the collection. And I'm always puzzled by it.
For myself, I can't see the investment of both money and storage space for something I'll watch one time. And maybe this is an attitude that should sadden us; maybe we are losing something as human culture becomes more transient. For the most part, we don't hold onto much of anything anymore. We momentarily consume that which is bounced off our eyes and ears as it streams past us.
And yet, I still can't help thinking that streaming is the better way, at least for me. On the other hand, music is infinitely more repeatable. I have no hesitation about owning great albums that I will listen to over and over again.
It was easy enough to adapt to video streaming considering that before it, a lot of people were spending $7 or whatever on three day rentals and paying late fees. Netflix/etc have their disadvantages of course, but there are enough advantages that people like it - especially those who were never huge on owning stuff.
And that's the thing .... if users knew that there would be no pulling of music at all on Apple music or any streaming service, then no one would need to buy CD's anymore..
You buy them, because u want to own them, and are not available with Apple music...
If there was some satisfactory "apart from sharing with others" that the fact any music u have will stay there permanently, then users would trust more in streaming
Don't blame Apple or others. Its all about artists and music producers who want it this way.
I amount of TV shows and movies that I've purchased in iTunes. All of the TV show seasons are shows that I watch over and over throughout the year such as the Office, Parks and Rec, 30 Rock, Cops, 24, X-Files.
My most watched series so far has been the Office. I am close to 20 play counts for each of those episodes. I still pay for Netflix but I haven't watched it in a few months at least because I love my iTunes shows. The only time I watch anything from Comcast is the Bronco games and then I shut it off.
As far as music, I still prefer to own everything. Lately I've been buying just individual songs and haven't bought a complete album in years. Years ago when iTunes use dot have whole artist collections for one price, I bought the Complete Bob Dylan ($199), Complete U2 ($149), Complete Depeche Mode (either $179 or $199, can't remember). I still haven't listened to even a third of those complete collections, just bought them to be artist complete. Back then, I was buying all kinds of music and taking chances on bands that I never heard of but iTunes would recommend.
I started the three month trial for AM last week and even now, if I hear a song I like, I buy it rather then downloading it from AM. When I cancel Apple music, I would lose the AM downloads and this way, I still get to keep my music.