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If MOG introduces a subscription model, I'll be extremely interested. Been using such services for what seems like forever, usually Rhapsody but I've also tried whatever that Windows service was they had for awhile, and before that there was MusicMatch. Right now I'm into Zune Pass ... I don't have a Zune, but their interface is so much better than Rhapsody's. I'm not excited about a browser-based service. On the other hand, if they make it work on my Pre, I am there. I look forward to this one.
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Bad form to comment on my own post, but I'm listening to Zune Pass, and I realized my main problem with a browser-based service: it likely won't interface with the tunes on my hard drive. A subscription service that gives all-you-can-eat streams is great, but the best such services allow you to mix and match between streams and MP3s/whatever. That way, you can work streaming holdouts like the Beatles into your mixes.
That was well spotted. Now we know what the special announcement is that the Mogfather's been teasing us with.
I really like Spotify, though it can fall down with some of the more obscure tracks. The interface is very easy but can drill down quite deep. I'm not using any mobile service - my 6 year old iPod will do for that.
Can't try Spotify yet here in the States, although it looks intriguing. All else being equal, I'd much rather support MOG than Microsoft or Real Networks. But, once I thought about it, I knew that integration of my own tracks would be crucial.
Never had an iPod, but I've had lots of other players, going all the way back to the Diamond Rio. Then came the Rio Karma, to this day the best MP3 player I ever had. Then I had a Sansa because it worked with Rhapsody. Now that I have a Pre, I don't have a real need to a dedicated player any longer.
Looking forward to the new Mog.
I have been on Rhapsody forever and was a big Pandora user for about three months -- now only occassionally. I aso have an eMusic subscription. Compared to what I used to spend on CDs, these don't add up to that much.
I have a Sansa, (3) iPods, and I got a Rhapsody Ibiza that crapped out on me after two months -- I dropped it. Right now I am using the new iPod Nano, so I have an easy to use video camera to chase around my two-year-old.
Lately, if its not on eMusic, I buy stuff on Amazon DRM free and the music automatically gets into iTunes. Rhapsody is now DRM free, but after an upgrade, my Sansa doesn't get recoggnized on my home laptop anymore (but still works on my work laptop). Real drove me to iTunes.
You guys have a lot of expectations...I just want the red dots to work...:)
Red dot!!!
Whatever form of uploading player works for MOG will work for me..sure, I like the big 'ol honkin players, but I'll settle for anything.
I guess,though, when we can post playlists that'll be the "player". Who knows.
Not sure where the MogFather is going. I am not opposed to subscription, support local NPR and college radio (shout out to KALX, available on web, largely crap-free) and buy via ITunes and Amazon. Still buy a fair number of CD's and the occasional vinyl and am looking into a server. Manufacturer will load CD's at minimal cost. Biggest reason for considering all this is I can't organize or even locate what I want to listen to; you know you're in trouble with your hobby/obsession when you calculate size of collection in linear yards...
All shout outs to KALX welcomed around here! I'm excited because I am a subscription partisan. It's a model that seems to be rejected by most, which is why I admit I was surprised to see MOG give it a try. But I love it, and have for years, so you can imagine my delight at seeing MOG enter the arena.