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BuccaneerBrad
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« on: June 04, 2019, 08:38:30 pm »
Just saw an article yesterday that they are phasing it out.   Any thoughts on this?   Also, will people lose their songs that they paid for?
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« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2019, 09:33:28 am »
From a CNET article. It looks like from the user end that it will only be a name change.

Does iTunes still work today?
Yes. Apple still advertises iTunes on the website. iTunes will continue to exist for the time being, but Apple won't support it in MacOS Catalina, the upgrade coming this fall.


Why is Apple ending iTunes?
Apple said that iTunes was initially focused on burning and mixing songs on the Mac, but then suggested it was too big and bloated, and lost its purpose. "How about calendar in iTunes?," Apple engineering lead Craig Federighi joked during the presentation. "I mean, you can have all of your appointments and your best tracks all in one app!"

Apple describes Apple Music as being extremely fast, which suggests that iTunes performance had gotten laggy.

Do I still get access to the same number of songs with Apple Music?
Yes, Apple advertises a catalog of over 50 million songs, plus collections of music videos (through Apple TV) and podcasts (through the Apple Podcasts app). Scroll to the end for more details.


Does my iTunes collection go away?
No way. Every song you've ever bought, ripped, uploaded or imported will already be part of Apple Music when you upgrade from your current Mac OS version to Catalina. All the files that are already on your computer will remain. Apple isn't liquidating anything you already own, but it will reorganize where the files live.

Even my ripped CDs, MP3s and playlists?
Yep, even those. You'll find them in your Apple Music library.
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« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2019, 10:13:55 am »
Much ado about nothing.
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« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2019, 10:45:24 am »
Funny, I just installed iTunes on the PC I use so that I could use it to transfer the Game of Thrones audiobook MP3 files.

I have found iTunes bloated since it came out, basically.  It always did more than I wanted.  I see how these individual apps are more effective.

How will I be able to transfer downloaded MP3 files over to my phone now?
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« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2019, 02:06:44 pm »
Quote from: Pappy13 on June 05, 2019, 10:13:55 am
Much ado about nothing.

First sign of the apocalypse will be when Apple stops making a big deal out of nothing
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