From iTunes to Plex
I being use iTunes for long period of time, since first purchase iphone 3G, follow with Mac Book Pro (at that time is Lion, ie 10.7) then basically I in Apple eco systems, as I bought the idea for Apple at that time iLife and iWork lifestyle).
I use iWeb, iPhoto, iMovie, and along the years, Apple kill change the direction, all the great app for that time is kill off one at at time, and focus on money making iphone. iTunes from all in one integrated, can keep personal multimedia, ibook, podcast and control iOS device all in one, and it again, as time go, either kill off or spin it off.
For business point of view, nothing wrong. For me it just make the all-in-one and make your life easier approach, suddenly no really that cool to be in Apple eco system anymore. For keep milking the market with the same design repeatedly, do not said other whether feel bored or not, but I am. With the direction for the coming of Tim Cook master plan to shift to "service" oriented, milking customer for endless of service subscription, from magazine, TV subscription, gaming etc etc, the direction is no more being innovator, instead playing the me-too copy whatever money making money. Netflix make money, so we do our subscription service. Gaming make money, we do our gaming subscription service. World move toward music as subscription, we move toward music subscription service. Again, from business point of view, nothing wrong, I think investor will be love that approach, anything make money, should be involved. Everything spend money and take the risk, like develop new product and design, should be avoid and recycle what market already accept. If market willing to pay more for Apple branding product, we should charge that premium to maximize the profit and milking the marketplace for that.
As user for no mind to pay for what is right solution for life, whether for business or personal life, but it had the threshold, as the market full of alternative solution. See from the past few years, since Steve Jobs dead, and recently Jony Ive will left the company and start he own independent design house, that mean after Apple lost the spirit (Steven Jobs), they will lost the soul (Jony Ive iconic, simplicity and minimalist design). The once upon the very cool experience I had and I really continue to use is MacBook only together with Apple TV. I just make the decision to replace Apple TV with Google Home (for Smart Home) and Chromecast (ie, replace Apple TV).
Plex is being using it for on and off for a long period of time. And recently I start migration iTunes music library over, as I had personal free time, so I can streaming music over Network Attached Storage for endless storage, from any web browser or smart device, without needed to had local storage of them, or access it from outside with internet access.
Whether in short term or long term, it seem some how Apple no really care for leading any category of solution anymore. Hard to said how it will go in the near future, but I am decide to go off Apple eco system I once pride myself make the right decision in the past at that time. They did provide the satisfaction for me at those time.
Moving forward I make willing to see how I can living smart home lifestyle, managing all smart device for better integrated digital lifestyle. It same apply for the workplace, i workstyle, where now under the global transition toward smart workplace or smart spaces.
Moving forward I make willing to see how I can living smart home lifestyle, managing all smart device for better integrated digital lifestyle. It same apply for the workplace, i workstyle, where now under the global transition toward smart workplace or smart spaces.
That my journey, how is your?