Ever since I switched to Rdio and then Spotify, I rarely ever opened the iTunes app on my Mac other than to do the occasional iPhone-syncing (even that I rarely ever do recently). So I was a little bit taken aback when I opened it up and it showed me a screen similar to this:
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| Reddit user ashindn1l3 via MacRumors.com |
Turns out, Apple has been
rolling out a free month of subscription offers to convince users who once tried Apple Music but havent subscribed to subscribe to it. I once tried the 3-month subscription—I even paid for an extra month, but I never used Apple Music that much so I stopped and switched back to Spotify.
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| The offer is called "Winback" but Apple is not winning me back, sorry :( |
I haven’t been as comfortable with using Apple Music as I have been with Spotify, mainly because of:
- The lack of personalized playlists. I haven’t tried out Apple’s My New Music Mix playlist, but I have relied too much on Spotify’s Discover Weekly and Release Radar I can’t bring myself to build another set of playlists. Also, Daily Mix beats Apple Music out of the water.
- Lack of automatic syncing with Last.fm. Nope, Last.fm is not dead yet, everyone. It’s alive and well, and I haven’t stopped using it since way back in 2009. “Scrobbling” to Last.fm on Spotify can’t be easier thanks to its built-in integration. I don’t think I can say the same with Apple Music. (Apologies for the plug, but, dear Reader, if you’re using Last.fm and would like to add me as a friend, feel free to visit my profile.)
- Apple Music feels too bloated. Apple Music is integrated with iTunes, in which there is already a plethora of features such as apps, podcasts, my iTunes Library, so navigating to Apple Music is not the most intuitive thing in the world.
In terms of music streaming, I think Spotify wins over Apple Music any day. The Apple Music extra trial will end on July 21, but I don’t think I’ll be resubscribing to it. Sorry, Apple. Really appreciate the offer, though!
