Different app and different functionality all together.
Why do you people keep bringing up "radio" apps that play random songs and comparing it to apps where you can play the exact track you want? How is it even remotely similar?
Mainly because I prefer the random song feature to selecting what song I want. That way I discover new artists and songs. If I wanted to listen to same bunch of songs in a playlist, I'll use my ipod classic TYVM.
So basically you just admitted your comment had nothing to do at all with the subject at hand then? I mean...I prefer toast to waffles but what does that have to do with how people get the music they WANT to listen to in situation where they don't already own it? when you find your "new" band and their songs are you not planning on ever hearing them again or will the songs magically appear for you when you get home?
This if so you can listen to the songs you don't own but would like to hear right then and there. stop being contrary for the sake of it as is the fashion on the nets these days.
>>So basically you just admitted your comment had nothing to do at all with the subject at hand then? I mean...I prefer toast to waffles
I'm talking about music apps. What are you talking about?
>>but what does that have to do with how people get the music they WANT to listen to in situation where they don't already own it? when you find your "new" band and their songs are you not planning on ever hearing them again or will the songs magically appear for you when you get home?
Yeah, they do, actually. I tag the songs on Pandora and can get them on itunes right away. Don't even have to wait to get home for that.
>>This if so you can listen to the songs you don't own but would like to hear right then and there.
Pandora can do that too, with a few exceptions. Hence my comment.
I'm sorry...access to 8 million tracks is EXACTLY like "some songs with a few exceptions"
Again, can you right now go into Pandora and select the US track he just did? I'm not saying you have to like U2, I'm using it as an example...do you have access to a track not already on your iPhone? Because then you're comparing Apples and Oranges and therefore not on the same topic as everyone else.
>>do you have access to a track not already on your iPhone?
I don't know about the track you're referring to, I can't see the embedded video. However, I have found 99% of tracks I was searching for (I listen mostly to metal, rock). If you haven't used pandora before - you search for a song/artist. It plays that song if it can find it and goes on to play similar tracks. If you like a track, hit the "buy" button and it's on your phone in no time.
Admittedly, it has a smaller database than "8 million" tracks, but *for me*, it works just fine because I've found most songs I've been looking for and then new stuff I didn't know existed. No monthly fees, no DRM, nothing. The few times it didn't find the track I found it on youtube, but the benefits of discovering new music far outweigh missing a song now and then *for me*.
Hence my original comment "Pandora has worked well *for me* so far".
Yes, but that creates a station...it may or may not play the exact track but you then have to search for the next track when it's finished...you can't create a playlist of exact songs, or play an entire album. Now it's clear you haven't watched the video I can safely say when you see it you'll know it's not remotely similar.
Let me try again, and put it in terms you might get...
Your comment, "X works for me" makes as much sense as a story where Apple rejects Street Fighter for iPhone and you pipe up with your wisdom to inform us "MonkeyBall works for me!"
It might SEEM like you're on topic...yes one is a game as is the other...but it's not REALLY if you have a brain in your head now is it?
YOU don't need the feature...YOU don't need the service...but WE are not discussing YOU!
Your overblown sense of self importance is NOT the issue. I personally don't use the stock app on my iPod touch...but that doesn't mean I'll jump into a discussion if Apple removes it for the thousands if not millions who DO use it. I don't drive but I'd be taken aback if the government banned cars...I wouldn't swell up with the arrogance to feel that my comment about not using something is important to people discussing the merits of anti competitive behaviour.
Why HAVE you bothered to comment? You've basically said people who want to choose and play a track should stop moaning because they should be happy with random tracks just because YOU are...that doesn't at all smack you as arrogant beyond belief? You can't even use the "I was just giving my opinion" defence as you really didn't, seeing as the topic was if this app would or would not ever see the light of day. YOUR reply implied the topic was "How useful would this app be to you?" Which, if you take a quick glance around and even momentarily fake some awareness of others, you'll see no one else is discussing.
I mean...I don't use SLR digital cameras...I don't use image editing software or tablets...I don't use a Blackberry...I don't use a myriad of devices posted about on this site, so your logic is I should point out my LACK of interest in every post that has nothing to do with me? because it seems that is what you're all about.
Grow up. This isn't about you. Before you post ask yourself "Does this reply move this discussion any further? Is it even relevant to the topic at hand? Am I suggesting a suitable replacement for the features discussed or am I childishly dismissing features I deem unimportant because I'm special?"
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Hmm, Pandora has worked well for me so far.
Different app and different functionality all together.
Why do you people keep bringing up "radio" apps that play random songs and comparing it to apps where you can play the exact track you want? How is it even remotely similar?
Mainly because I prefer the random song feature to selecting what song I want. That way I discover new artists and songs. If I wanted to listen to same bunch of songs in a playlist, I'll use my ipod classic TYVM.
So basically you just admitted your comment had nothing to do at all with the subject at hand then? I mean...I prefer toast to waffles but what does that have to do with how people get the music they WANT to listen to in situation where they don't already own it? when you find your "new" band and their songs are you not planning on ever hearing them again or will the songs magically appear for you when you get home?
This if so you can listen to the songs you don't own but would like to hear right then and there. stop being contrary for the sake of it as is the fashion on the nets these days.
>>So basically you just admitted your comment had nothing to do at all with the subject at hand then? I mean...I prefer toast to waffles
I'm talking about music apps. What are you talking about?
>>but what does that have to do with how people get the music they WANT to listen to in situation where they don't already own it? when you find your "new" band and their songs are you not planning on ever hearing them again or will the songs magically appear for you when you get home?
Yeah, they do, actually. I tag the songs on Pandora and can get them on itunes right away. Don't even have to wait to get home for that.
>>This if so you can listen to the songs you don't own but would like to hear right then and there.
Pandora can do that too, with a few exceptions. Hence my comment.
>>stop being contrary for the sake of it as is the fashion on the nets these days.
Pot, kettle, black...
I'm sorry...access to 8 million tracks is EXACTLY like "some songs with a few exceptions"
Again, can you right now go into Pandora and select the US track he just did? I'm not saying you have to like U2, I'm using it as an example...do you have access to a track not already on your iPhone? Because then you're comparing Apples and Oranges and therefore not on the same topic as everyone else.
>>do you have access to a track not already on your iPhone?
I don't know about the track you're referring to, I can't see the embedded video. However, I have found 99% of tracks I was searching for (I listen mostly to metal, rock). If you haven't used pandora before - you search for a song/artist. It plays that song if it can find it and goes on to play similar tracks. If you like a track, hit the "buy" button and it's on your phone in no time.
Admittedly, it has a smaller database than "8 million" tracks, but *for me*, it works just fine because I've found most songs I've been looking for and then new stuff I didn't know existed. No monthly fees, no DRM, nothing. The few times it didn't find the track I found it on youtube, but the benefits of discovering new music far outweigh missing a song now and then *for me*.
Hence my original comment "Pandora has worked well *for me* so far".
Yes, but that creates a station...it may or may not play the exact track but you then have to search for the next track when it's finished...you can't create a playlist of exact songs, or play an entire album. Now it's clear you haven't watched the video I can safely say when you see it you'll know it's not remotely similar.
>> you can't create a playlist of exact songs, or play an entire album.
Features I don't need. I pay nothing, I discover new music. What part of "Pandora works for me" don't you understand?
Let me try again, and put it in terms you might get...
Your comment, "X works for me" makes as much sense as a story where Apple rejects Street Fighter for iPhone and you pipe up with your wisdom to inform us "MonkeyBall works for me!"
It might SEEM like you're on topic...yes one is a game as is the other...but it's not REALLY if you have a brain in your head now is it?
YOU don't need the feature...YOU don't need the service...but WE are not discussing YOU!
Your overblown sense of self importance is NOT the issue. I personally don't use the stock app on my iPod touch...but that doesn't mean I'll jump into a discussion if Apple removes it for the thousands if not millions who DO use it. I don't drive but I'd be taken aback if the government banned cars...I wouldn't swell up with the arrogance to feel that my comment about not using something is important to people discussing the merits of anti competitive behaviour.
Why HAVE you bothered to comment? You've basically said people who want to choose and play a track should stop moaning because they should be happy with random tracks just because YOU are...that doesn't at all smack you as arrogant beyond belief? You can't even use the "I was just giving my opinion" defence as you really didn't, seeing as the topic was if this app would or would not ever see the light of day. YOUR reply implied the topic was "How useful would this app be to you?" Which, if you take a quick glance around and even momentarily fake some awareness of others, you'll see no one else is discussing.
I mean...I don't use SLR digital cameras...I don't use image editing software or tablets...I don't use a Blackberry...I don't use a myriad of devices posted about on this site, so your logic is I should point out my LACK of interest in every post that has nothing to do with me? because it seems that is what you're all about.
Grow up. This isn't about you. Before you post ask yourself "Does this reply move this discussion any further? Is it even relevant to the topic at hand? Am I suggesting a suitable replacement for the features discussed or am I childishly dismissing features I deem unimportant because I'm special?"
Lol, nerd rage. You must be fun at parties.
Pandora works well for me.