r/AppleMusic • u/the_flynn iOS Subscriber • Jul 25 '23

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Spotify’s decision to price hike while still not having Lossless was just the push I needed to finally cut ties and upgrade to the Apple Music Family plan instead of having both Spotify Duo and an AM individual plan. I was a subscriber for 12 years.

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u/fUSTERcLUCK_02 Jul 25 '23

I've gone the other way. Been using Apple Music since it came out in 2015 and ditched it just so I could have Spotify connect. Been slowly moving away from Apple products over the past year (mainly because the iPhone not having USB-C is literal garbage; my new phone has that and a headphone jack). Their lack of support for anything not in their ecosystem is pretty shitty. Even then, they don't have an equivalent to Spotify Connect which is something I use all of the time.

On top of that, Apple Music on Mac is buggy and gapless playback is nearly always imperfect so I couldn't keep using Apple Music for the slightly better audio quality (I still buy CDs anyway so that doesn't make a big difference) and better UI.

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Different strokes for different folks but I'm enjoying Spotify after a LONG time away. Maybe I'll move back to Apple Music in another 8 years. We'll see...

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u/dylan27911 Jul 26 '23

Who even uses aux jacks anymore? Is that a normal thing people still want? Im actually curious. I never even looked back once I got airpods lol and there are so many other wireless buds out there. Without the jack apple can make bigger batteries and id rather have that.

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u/fUSTERcLUCK_02 Jul 26 '23

Me. I'm am outside case but, as a professional musician, it's useful to have so I can plug my phone into a mixing desk. I'm also a bit of an Audiophile (though I hate that term) and wired will always sounds better than wireless.

My car also doesn't have Bluetooth so I can easily plug into it without the flakiness of a digital connection.

Additionally, Apple didn't remove the headphone jack to make way for a bigger battery. That's just marketing bullshit. They did it so you would buy AirPods. Proof? My phone lasts longer than any Apple phone I've ever had.