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Spotify breaks 100 million paid subscribers, holding lead over Apple Music
50 million payed subscribers on Apple Music, hasn’t that number been stagnant for ages now? No updates from Apple in that department, which may indicate payed subscriptions to the service have all but stopped. I don’t think Apple or Spotify are making any money from this. Great for users, not so great to good for artists I suppose and a loss maker for the actual companies that provide the service! Is this sustainable? If it ain’t the music industry is ultimately going to collapse, no? Then what, no money for anybody! Artists will only profit from live tours. Which from what I understand is where the majority of the earnings for these guys comes from nowadays anyway. Not so great for a non-concert going music lover, if these streaming services and payed download sites like iTunes are forced to shutter themselves because they’re just all losing money.
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Apple scraps plans for first Australian 'global flagship' store
Reading over these comments, I didn’t realize there was such strong city vs city rivalries down under.
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The new TV App is coming to third generation Apple TV hardware
Great news! I still use my 3rd gen device extensively. I was wondering if Apple would bring the TV app to it or not. My query seems to have been answered
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Highly suspect benchmarks stoke rumors of Apple-designed ARM chips for Mac
Interesting! I hope these benchmarks are legit. I’m pleasantly surprised to see that a single core ARM processor can already match or beat a desktop Intel equivalent...if of course, this is the real deal. -
Review: Galaxy Buds easily beat Apple's AirPods but are years late to the game
The Samsung buds remind me of hearing aids in their look. Many say Apple should get rid of the “stalks” in follow up generations of the AirPods. And I can see why some would want that. But they give AirPods a unique look that’s solely associated with Apple, as well as improved mic performance. It’s like when the first iPods came out, you could instantly recognize people using them due to the distinctive (at the time) white earbud cables. It’s the same with the AirPods and their stalks. Just offer the option of a more subtle color like black for people who feel a little self-conscious having bright white, glossy bars sticking out of their ears...they do look a little silly.MplsP said:Interesting - I read a review on another (non-Apple) site that had the AirPods coming out ahead. One of the points that review made was that the microphone was better on the AirPods. Regardless the Samsung pods seem to be reasonable. As you state, you're comparing a 2019 Samsung product with a (Dec) 2016 Apple product. A better comparison would be the AirPods V2 when they arrive. Still, this is what's available now.
As far as charging goes - I have been thoroughly underwhelmed by wireless charging when I've used it; wired charging is faster, more efficient and more reliable, so for me it's a useless feature. Likewise, the phone to pod charging strikes me as a neat gimmick that will be virtually useless in real life. You won't be able to effectively use your phone or the pods while you're doing it, many people have issues getting through the day with their phone battery, much less depleting it by charging their headphones, compounded by the inefficiency of wireless charging, and if you have a mat or cable to charge your phone then why not charge the pods directly? Beyond that, the AirPods case has 24 hrs of battery life, so you should rarely, if ever need anything else.
It's an Apple-centric solution, but the W1 chip is a major advantage of the AirPods, imo. Dealing with bluetooth pairing and device switching is a major pain and one if the big drawbacks of bluetooth. The W1 chip significantly simplifies streamlines that process. I wish Apple would license the technology, but it doesn't appear that that's going to be the case.
This is totally subjective, but I also think the Samsung pods look dorky - like you've got a huge hunk of cotton stuck in your ears.
Finally (I gotta say it,) my wired headphones never have issues syncing, never run out of battery life, and switching them from one device to another is a breeze. They also don't use/waste lithium (and the resources used to mine it) and don't have batteries that get old mandating their replacement. Sometimes wires get in the way, but they have a lot of conveniences over wireless.
