interdyne

Making this change to prevent shut downs makes sense. NOT telling customers about it is unforgivable. This is going to cost Apple in reputation, legal fees and settlements.

These are the stories that scare me. If Apple ever buys a media giant, this long term shareholder will sell out. If Apple leadership loses focus and forgets what Apple does best, great experiences with consumer electronics, then it's time to move on. 

Sony did exactly the same move, they bought Columbia Pictures/Columbia Music. They went from being an advocate for users of consumer electronics to a jealous guardian of their precious content. The result: they made a terrible mp3 player and opened the door for a new company laser focused on consumer electronics to come in and destroy them.

Apple Music is a toe in the water of content and every time I see Apple spending time on content instead of making great hardware and software, I am worried that the end has already begun. 

Apple sells great experiences with consumer electronics. When they forget that, they are finished as the cutting edge company they have been for the past 18 years.

nolamacguy said:

interdyne said:

These are the stories that scare me. If Apple ever buys a media giant, this long term shareholder will sell out. If Apple leadership loses focus and forgets what Apple does best, great experiences with consumer electronics, then it's time to move on. 

Sony did exactly the same move, they bought Columbia Pictures/Columbia Music. They went from being an advocate for users of consumer electronics to a jealous guardian of their precious content. The result: they made a terrible mp3 player and opened the door for a new company laser focused on consumer electronics to come in and destroy them.

Apple Music is a toe in the water of content and every time I see Apple spending time on content instead of making great hardware and software, I am worried that the end has already begun. 

Apple sells great experiences with consumer electronics. When they forget that, they are finished as the cutting edge company they have been for the past 18 years.

man, if only the long-time execs at Apple knew how they got the company to be so great and were aware of the popular wisdom found only deep within niche rumor sites....i pray for these guys!! email them, now!

Is this really your way of contributing to the conversation?

With no better explanation from Apple it just feels user-hostile. Removing a really nice benefit without any clear reason just feels like Apple doesn't love us anymore.

They would do well to tell us more than what they have so far.

This is a terrible idea. This is not what Apple does well.