Apple cloud music will be better than Google or Amazon says industry source

Not sure my internet service provider would like me uploading 300+ GB of music!

I think that iTunes will upload your xml (data) file to the cloud into "your" account. All of the music found in both your xml file and the cloud's library will be tagged in the cloud for you. You can then access anything you have tagged and stream it (like an on-demand service, but only for "your" music"). All songs not found in the cloud will be reported back to you and you will have the option of either uploading it (for a fee) or not. Perhaps Apple will keep track of those songs not in the library and when a certain song hits a certain number, they will make efforts to add it and notify you that your song is now tagged for your file.

The bigger issue is data caps on streaming -- what will ATT, Verizon, etc. do when the streaming increases X times? Perhaps the streams will be low quality, reducing bandwidth...

I dunno, I don't think I can say that their service is "better" if I can only use it on an iPhone or iPod. Google Music will likely work on the iPhone eventually (because Google makes almost EVERYTHING work on the iPhone), but this new service sure as hell won't work on my Thunderbolt. Also, how can it be better if I can't use my own music? Y'know, the stuff that ISN'T on the iTunes Store (and trust me, there's a lot of that).

Apple making something that is better than the competition?? No way!!

I wish Apple will surprise me!

Google cloud music service is so stupid and dumb, how many people will upload their downloaded music to their server again?!

Apple Cloud music is there.
Upload some songs from your mac to your iDisc music folder.
Then you can stream it to your iPhonePadPod with the iDisk app.
Michael

I'm calling it now.

- Cloud streaming will be an embedded feature of iTunes and iPod app.
+ The iPod app on your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad will either have a new section devoted to cloud streaming, or it will go even further and be completely seamless by simply keeping the iPod app as is but when you search for a song, that song will show up in your search results with a 'cloud' icon to note that it's a streaming song. The song will then play when selected and show up as a part of your library marked as a streaming song. This will be iOS 5 only.
+ This will be a free service with a subscription attached to it if you go over a certain storage or song limit.
+ iTunes web presence will expand by being a brand new addition to MobileMe. It will include a simplified iTunes storefront and the streaming capability, all within MobileMe. Songs bought from iTunes Web will be marked as bought and able to stream right away and waiting to download when you are at your computer. Songs can also just be streamed without having to purchase to buy as long as you are within the free limitation or subscribed.
+ Due to the above, all of MobileMe may go free with certain limitations and subscriptions if you want more.


Thanks for reading,
Ned Isakoff

A better title for this post would probably be "A vague unsubstantiated rumor was heard"

Speaking of Ping, what's going on there? Is Apple ever going to get the Facebook integration they promised when they launched Ping? I don't know, maybe other people have found it useful without that, but that's a dealbreaker for me.

from a large online library * than rely on user uploaded tracks as well as share songs and playlists

*rather than?

will... "be"... better than Google?

Uhmm OK