Paid streaming music has arrived on Planet Apple, where it was regarded as unworthy for years. Today, the tech giant has entered the streaming music business with its much-anticipated Apple Music subscription service. Like other streaming services, it offers access to tens of millions of tracks for a monthly fee.
Way back in 2003, the company launched the world’s most successful digital download service, the iTunes Store. Can it do the same for streaming, especially given the big head start it got from Spotify, which augments its paid service with a free, limited, advertising-based tier that Apple won’t be offering?
To find out, I’ve been testing Apple Music on an iPhone 6 Plus, loaned to me by Apple for about a day. Because of the short testing time, this isn’t a full-on review but a first look. I set out to gather some initial impressions of how it feels to use the product. And to answer the question: Would I pay $10 a month — $120 a year — to use it? More
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