Anyone else waiting on a Google Music invite?

[rudeguy]

music.google.com

I'm already using Amazon's cloud but I would prefer Google's since the storage won't be downgraded after a year like Amazon's.

 

[Krynj]

Have I signed up for one? Yes.

Am I actually waiting for it? No.

I'm not too big on streaming/cloud music services. Pretty much signed up for an invite just to check it out.

 

[Nintendesert]

OMG with baited anticipation am I waiting for it! Oh yes I am!

 

[Brigandier]

Thanks for the heads up, I requested an invite.

Let's hope google longevity plays into it.

 

[rudeguy]

Thanks for the heads up, I requested an invite.

Let's hope google longevity plays into it.

I'm guessing it will be first come, first served like usual.

If they did go off longevity, I'd be in like flynn.

 

[Brigandier]

I'm guessing it will be first come, first served like usual.

If they did go off longevity, I'd be in like flynn.

I can wait, google has never let me down.

One of my Canadian friends first hooked me up with a gmail, and I've been hooked since. Google gets the business done.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Isn't Amazon only downgraded if you don't buy from them? Plus you can use it for whatever, not just music (is Google just music?). Buy some cheap album for like $2-3 and you're set (or consider buying an album you want and figure that its just an extra $5 or so over what you'd spend for one you don't want). Plus, they'll probably offer it free with Prime or a ton of other deals on it.

 

[blurredvision]

I'll wait until Apple announces their service and then compare the big 3 and try to figure out if this is even something I need. I'm skeptical I'd even use such a service.

 

[alfa147x]

No where near as much as I wanted a gmail invite when I was in middle school

 

[rudeguy]

Isn't Amazon only downgraded if you don't buy from them? Plus you can use it for whatever, not just music (is Google just music?). Buy some cheap album for like $2-3 and you're set (or consider buying an album you want and figure that its just an extra $5 or so over what you'd spend for one you don't want). Plus, they'll probably offer it free with Prime or a ton of other deals on it.

I bought a $5 album to get upgraded to 20 gigs for the first year. I haven't heard anything about them extending that out because you purchase from them.

BTW: $5 for a Jackie Martling album and 20 gigs of streaming music storage was a great deal!

 

[Elganja]

I am sorta... I'm upset that "Google will remove any illegal, unauthorized, copyright infringement music from its cloud". Pretty much a deal breaker for me since amazon does NOT do this.

I also find it weird that they will allow users to store 20k songs, and not using a space restraint instead. I'm curious how this will work for those who buy extra space with them already.

The last thing... they said it would be "free for a limited time". Does that imply it will "cost" something at somepoint? Kind of weird since google charges the user nothing for anything they offer thus far (unless you want more space, which I did and bought)

All in all, I'm a little let down with what they are offering... It's hard to see a reason why I should switch away from amazon esp since I buy 99% of my music on amazon these days and it doesn't count towards my "space"

 

[rudeguy]

I am sorta... I'm upset that "Google will remove any illegal, unauthorized, copyright infringement music from its cloud". Pretty much a deal breaker for me since amazon does NOT do this.

I also find it weird that they will allow users to store 20k songs, and not using a space restraint instead. I'm curious how this will work for those who buy extra space with them already.

The last thing... they said it would be "free for a limited time". Does that imply it will "cost" something at somepoint? Kind of weird since google charges the user nothing for anything they offer thus far (unless you want more space)

All in all, I'm a little let down with what they are offering... It's hard to see a reason why I should switch away from amazon esp since I buy 99% of my music on amazon these days (and it doesn't count towards my "space")

Wait....Amazon purchases don't count towards your 20 gigs?

 

[Elganja]

Wait....Amazon purchases don't count towards your 20 gigs?

nope... but your old music does not transfer. so only music you bought since you have had the amazon cloud service

here is the exact info from amazon:

Songs purchased from Amazon MP3 are stored in your Cloud Drive for free
When you purchase songs or albums from the Amazon MP3 Store, you can now save your purchases to your Cloud Drive. All your purchases are backed up and available for you to download at any time. Even better, you can listen to your music from any web-connected computer with Amazon Cloud Player.

And the best part? When you save your Amazon MP3 Store purchases directly to your Cloud Drive, they don't take up any of your storage space and are always stored for free

 

[rudeguy]

nope... but your old music does not transfer. so only music you bought since you have had the amazon cloud service

here is the exact info from amazon:

Wow...that's not bad at all. Thanks for the info.

 

[ultimatebob]

If I get any invites, I'll share them here. Between the GMail, Google Voice, and Google Buzz invites that I handed out in the past, I'm amazed that I haven't been made Elite by now

 

[sdifox]

we are sorry beta is only in USA

 

[alfa147x]

AMERICA!

Lowercase.

 

[TridenT]

Not interested at all... My iPhone can hold quite a bit AND really... I would probably just listen to Pandora instead.

 

[Elganja]

Not interested at all... My iPhone can hold quite a bit AND really... I would probably just listen to Pandora instead.

so you have one device that can "hold quite a bit". Is that the only thing you listen to music on? Do you copy your mp3's everywhere you want to listen like your desktop, latop, phone, tablet and so on?

If you don't see the advantages to cloud services such as amazon, google, soon to be apple, and so on... then I don't know what to say.

Not interested at all... My iPhone can hold quite a bit AND really... I would probably just listen to Pandora instead.

Pandora is a different thing all together IMHO

 

[TridenT]

so you have one device that can "hold quite a bit". Is that the only thing you listen to music on? Do you copy your mp3's everywhere you want to listen like your desktop, latop, phone, tablet and so on?

If you don't see the advantages to cloud services such as amazon, google, soon to be apple, and so on... then I don't know what to say.



Pandora is a different thing all together IMHO

Uh... My music on a laptop isn't hard to manage and the fact is... if I need it on my laptop, I need it available offline (i.e. if I ever DJ for an event, am not at a place that has good wi-fi, etc). Ditto for tablet and I don't own a tablet or a working laptop. Also, I don't always have reception with my phone. AND I have a 2GB data limit. (Which would run out fast if I wasn't at home using wi-fi all the time)

Shit like this is stupid. Carriers will make it difficult because of all these data caps.

 

[Elganja]

Uh... My music on a laptop isn't hard to manage and the fact is... if I need it on my laptop, I need it available offline (i.e. if I ever DJ for an event, am not at a place that has good wi-fi, etc). Ditto for tablet and I don't own a tablet or a working laptop. Also, I don't always have reception with my phone. AND I have a 2GB data limit. (Which would run out fast if I wasn't at home using wi-fi all the time)

Shit like this is stupid. Carriers will make it difficult because of all these data caps.

Now those are real reasons. You do bring up a couple good concerns, offline and carrier data limits.

Offline can be solved with syncing w/ the cloud, but then it really is no better then what most of us do now.. sorta... you can sync wirelessly from anywhere you have an internet connection and just download a single song or album (no need to download your entire library). That to me has great value... not perfect by any means, but great value

The carrier data limits is an interesting issue considering where the media space is moving towards. We have tons of streaming services now such as netflix, youtube, pandora, espn, etc... (there are too many for me to list). So this is an issue on the streaming front in general (and tethering front).

I understand you are talking about it not being a good case for you... but talking about it in general is a good discussion

 

[darkswordsman17]

Uh... My music on a laptop isn't hard to manage and the fact is... if I need it on my laptop, I need it available offline (i.e. if I ever DJ for an event, am not at a place that has good wi-fi, etc). Ditto for tablet and I don't own a tablet or a working laptop. Also, I don't always have reception with my phone. AND I have a 2GB data limit. (Which would run out fast if I wasn't at home using wi-fi all the time)

Shit like this is stupid. Carriers will make it difficult because of all these data caps.

Er, what? Amazon is giving you space to backup whatever you want, they just happen to make accessing your music on other devices easier for you.

And sorry, but:

if I ever DJ for an event

:biggrin:

Seriously, that's your knock against this?

 

[TridenT]

Er, what? Amazon is giving you space to backup whatever you want, they just happen to make accessing your music on other devices easier for you.

And sorry, but:

:biggrin:

Seriously, that's your knock against this?

Go DJ for an event and then tell people you can't access your music because the wi-fi isn't working or the tubes are clogged, etc. You ain't gonna get a good response.

There are many reasons to be against this service. It's OK for those who have permanent and always working wi-fi with unlimited data, but for anything else... it ain't gonna be so peachy.

 

[blurredvision]

I'm with Trident here on being skeptical about these new music cloud services, but for me, it's because I don't particularly consume my music in a lot of places. I either listen to my music on my Zune, on my computer at home, or streaming through my XBOX from said computer. That's it. Other than having a free backup of your music collection, I don't see the advantage of storing your music in the cloud rather than storing it locally where you listen. It's not like it's difficult or impossible to keep your collection synced between devices, plus you don't need internet access.

 

[Taejin]

OMG with baited anticipation am I waiting for it! Oh yes I am!

bated