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Slightly off topic but does any one of the music streaming services actually not suck? Like I tried a bunch of them but each one made me quit in it's own unique way!

Am I alone on this?



It would help if you specified exactly what you didn't like about them.

I use Apple Music, I use it because it's lossless and it's integrated in the Apple ecosystem. The UX of the actual Music app is... not great, but tolerable, better than the iTunes before it.

I listen to some pretty obscure stuff and I don't think I ever found something missing on it. YMMV.


Well I can tell you as a Spotify user that their random play is horrible. It's not truly random, which is extremely frustrating when you have 1000+ playlist and keep hearing the same 10 songs over and over.

Here's an ongoing 150+ page, 4 years old thread about it on their forums: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Op...


The silly trick I found is to use Apple's Smart Playlists to help. I've been creating playlists like "Not heard since Jan 1, 2023". Songs drop out after they are played in a shuffle.


You're not alone. Streaming services' selling point is access to the catalogue. Everything else about the product tends towards being aggressively mid.


You are not alone




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