I will probably spend around $3,000 in resources from logos over the next year or so and I am not trying to stab logos in the back. It's frustrating if Logos thinks the personal resources is not a viable area. There's a reason why spotify and itunes let you import your own music. 2 reasons. 1.) They search your stuff and then they know what you like. They then sell you much more of what you like because they've seen all your personal collection. It ends up exponentially increasing sales. 2.) They know you will grow accustomed to being in a certain ecosystem. If you spend hours reading your own personal collection of hundreds of books in the Logos ecosystem you'll stay in that ecosystem and convenience will prevail and you will buy more and more over time from their ecosystem.
Re the FLAC/ALAC issue. If FLAC is superior, and an open standard, why doesn't Apple support it? Is it NIH syndrome? Is it a desire to lock people in? Is it designed to deter people from buying music from outside their ecosystem?
Although MP3/MP4 players have been replaced by mobile phones, iPod still has its place. It still has certain sales in the United States. In general, iPod's battery life and audio quality are better than smartphones. Therefore, for music enthusiasts, iPod is unsurpassed by smartphones.
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