Well, this is theoretically rather unfortunate.
One feature of Amazon Music allows users to upload their own MP3 files from other sources, but that service is shutting down over the next year or so. According to a help page on Amazon’s website, the company will end its Amazon Music Storage subscription service in January 2019. An official date hasn’t been released, but once the storage service ends, users won’t be able to play or download MP3s they previously uploaded.
Via Stephen Green. I say ‘theoretically’ because I don’t upload things to Amazon Music. I only use Amazon Music for AutoRip stuff I’ve bought on Amazon, and to download music that I’ve bought via Amazon. Just like with iTunes, which I only use these days to rip CDs that Amazon doesn’t AutoRip for me. The MP3 files stay in the hard drive where they belong, because what the [expletive deleted] else am I expected to use a 2 terabyte drive for, anyway?
But I imagine that this sucks for people who actually trust software companies with their stuff. So, hey, I’m sympathetic. I think that you should probably buy a couple of external hard drives or something, but I’m sympathetic.
something something there is no cloud etc.
The cloud is a lie.
The cloud is just somebody else’s computer.
Still, that’s a bummer for anybody using that feature. I wonder if the potential liability of hosting some amount of pirated material finally caught up with Amazon.
Block chains are just giving other people information on how you spend your money ..
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That said .. pretty much what I’m thinking too. Amazon is finding out that cloud services are a *very* convenient place to stash stuff you don’t want following you home, eh?
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Mew