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That could still be preferable to Spotify.

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However, all this can be avoided at a price. Apple announced at WWDC that iTunes Radio will come in both a free, ad-based version and in a paid, ad-free flavour. Subscribers to iTunes Match will also be able to avoid getting pestered with adverts.

So £25 a year then? Not bad price especially you can already benefit from iTunes Match.

I do not listen to commercial radio so ads might not appeal to me at all.

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It requires itunes... so im out

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I thought the whole point of iTunes was so you didn't have to listen to the radio?

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I thought the whole point of iTunes was so you didn't have to listen to the radio?

I think that this is to expose you to new music which you will hopefully buy.


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BigRedX wrote:
I thought the whole point of iTunes was so you didn't have to listen to the radio?

I think that this is to expose you to new music which you will hopefully buy.


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Amnesia10 wrote:
BigRedX wrote:
I thought the whole point of iTunes was so you didn't have to listen to the radio?

I think that this is to expose you to new music which you will hopefully buy.


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It is probably how they sold the idea to the labels.

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If it's advert free for the paid version, then that's not too bad.
I object to things like Sky where you pay to watch adverts.

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If it's advert free for the paid version, then that's not too bad.
I object to things like Sky where you pay to watch adverts.

The paid one is actually quite good. Though I can still listen to ad free music on the radio with the radio app on the phone.

I do agree about paying for channels and then still getting ads.

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