39K views · Oct 30, 2020 · 17:56 · 0 HN recommenders · 5 mentions · discussed 2021–2024
A profane video review in the Your Product Sucks series that picks apart the Apple Music app on macOS Catalina and its usability problems.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN cites it, with schadenfreude, as evidence that Apple Music on desktop is poorly built.
“Enjoy the schadenfreude of this recent Apple Music for macOS review”
Assuming you mean Apple Music (iTunes was an okay MP3 player/ripper, but is dead), I consider it the exception that proves the rule. Enjoy the schadenfreude of this recent Apple Music for macOS review: this video
“Here's Apple Music review (spoiler: swearing)”
In the past few years Apple has dropped the ball on HIG and MacOS. Here's AppStore mini-review: link "Get 15 people, put them in 15 different offices with no communication between them, set them to work on one feature at a time. You will get something very similar to the App Store." Here's Apple Music review (spoiler: swearing): this video
“Apple Music seems to be a disaster”
"unique style of content" is a strange way to describe a lackluster library. It doesn't even seem to be improving. There is not a lot of new content compared to 6 month ago (when I first checked). Unless you're very into one of few shows, it's not worth it. And it's not me speaking. They offer 1 year free trial! Who does this? I have't tried other services, so I cannot comment. Although, Apple Music seems to be a disaster: this video
“it's broken beyond all recognition and hope with all interactions and expectations of a native app just gone.”
Like it's broken beyond all recognition and hope with all interactions and expectations of a native app just gone. See this review: this video
“Apple Music has been utterly awful on desktop for years, with virtually zero positive progress.”
Apple Music has been utterly awful on desktop for years, with virtually zero positive progress. I made this angry video [1] 4 years ago, and have tried using Apple Music multiple times since then, and it never failed to disappoint. 1. this video
