Didn't really think about this until yesterday when I had my iPod on at work (we are allowed to listen to music in my workplace) and two of my colleagues (similar age) were pretty much shocked that I still owned such technology. "You still own an iPod?" and "Why don't you use Spotify?" were both mentioned.
I like to think that I'm quite with the times when it comes to technology but this was the first time when I started to wonder whether iPods and in general, having music stored locally was starting to go extinct.
I have never ever taken to music streaming services, I tried to give Spotify the benefit of the doubt a while back and took on a free trial of their premium offering. whilst the app itself was nicely built, the thought of now having to use my phone to listen to music was an ugly one. Every so often the music would fade out when I received a notification, text message or call and yes, whilst it made perfect sense for it to happen, I felt that there were far too many distractions in my listening experience. I also didn't like how by default, Spotify tries to link itself to Facebook and in doing so, tell the world and his wife what you're listening to.
Just today actually, I've logged in to Spotify after several months and noticed an album that was there before is no longer available. How can people rely on these streaming services so much? With an iPod at least when you sync music to it, its not going anywhere. Am I alone with this logic? Will there still be room in the market for digital music players in years to come?
I like to think that I'm quite with the times when it comes to technology but this was the first time when I started to wonder whether iPods and in general, having music stored locally was starting to go extinct.
I have never ever taken to music streaming services, I tried to give Spotify the benefit of the doubt a while back and took on a free trial of their premium offering. whilst the app itself was nicely built, the thought of now having to use my phone to listen to music was an ugly one. Every so often the music would fade out when I received a notification, text message or call and yes, whilst it made perfect sense for it to happen, I felt that there were far too many distractions in my listening experience. I also didn't like how by default, Spotify tries to link itself to Facebook and in doing so, tell the world and his wife what you're listening to.
Just today actually, I've logged in to Spotify after several months and noticed an album that was there before is no longer available. How can people rely on these streaming services so much? With an iPod at least when you sync music to it, its not going anywhere. Am I alone with this logic? Will there still be room in the market for digital music players in years to come?




) Stopped using it a couple of years later due to other purchases - then started using it this year . The retro look suddenly has a lot of appeal .