Thoughts, opinions, comments, questions, concerns?
I for one, actually really love it. They have a bunch of free music from some great artists (picked up some free Train, Five for Fighting, and Oasis). They might not have Warner yet, but it's still a fledgling service that connects really nicely with Google+ - if someone shares a song you can get a free listen of that song, not a 90-second preview.
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Google Music Launched!
I've been using Google Music since beta and now that it's official, everything is looking a lot cleaner and I've noticed the android app is faster as well...I still can't share with G+ but no big deal...I'm also waiting for the music manager to update, it still says beta...According to the livestream from The Verge the mgr is supposed to allow us actual music management and not just uploading...Either way, I've been using GMusic and will continue to use it...
My overall opinion of Google Music is that it looks like a great service for people who are looking for an easy to use music locker/streaming music service that already ties in with their Google ecosystem, an alternative to services like Spotify, MOG, etc., or don't want to pay the premium fees to take said services on to go (mobile apps).
That being said, I personally don't really care for it. I don't need another music locker right now, and I don't plan on buying any music from Google since I already have a Spotify Premium subscription that I love. (HUGE catalog, good playlists, enough social integration for me, AND, since I was never a big music purchaser (usually listened through YouTube since I didn't have the cash laying around to buy new songs all the time) there's no buying music - just pay to stream their music.)
Because of that reason, Google Music never really appealed to me. But as I mentioned, I think it might to others.
That being said, I personally don't really care for it. I don't need another music locker right now, and I don't plan on buying any music from Google since I already have a Spotify Premium subscription that I love. (HUGE catalog, good playlists, enough social integration for me, AND, since I was never a big music purchaser (usually listened through YouTube since I didn't have the cash laying around to buy new songs all the time) there's no buying music - just pay to stream their music.)
Because of that reason, Google Music never really appealed to me. But as I mentioned, I think it might to others.
I've been using it during the beta. If you have an Android device, it might be a great service, but other than having a free streaming service, there's quite a bit of catches:
-Music selection is mediocre. Selection is worse than Amazon MP3
-You can only stream to ONE device at a time. May not be an issue, but the limitation is there.
-It will transcode everything to MP3, even AAC files. This can be a bummer as transcoding reduce quality.
-You cannot redownload your songs from the site. Once you upload them, you can only stream them.
-Music selection is mediocre. Selection is worse than Amazon MP3
-You can only stream to ONE device at a time. May not be an issue, but the limitation is there.
-It will transcode everything to MP3, even AAC files. This can be a bummer as transcoding reduce quality.
-You cannot redownload your songs from the site. Once you upload them, you can only stream them.
I've had it during beta and I really like the music storage capacity and the ability to stream my music from the cloud without having to carry the songs on my device. I don't really care much for the store though. It's good to know that I can get my music from wherever and still upload it to my Google Music space.
