All I wanted to do was buy Fleetwood Mac's Tusk and listen to it on my phone while I napped this afternoon.
But nooooooo! As is becoming more and more common, Apple was having none of it. The album was purchased and showing as downloaded on the phone, but where? It was nowhere; not under "recently added" or—god forbid—even under "Fleetwood Mac."
This led me to say "FUCK IT," and I got out of bed, giving up all thoughts of a nap.
On my Mac, Tusk was shown as available for download. So I downloaded it and plugged in my phone to sync.
Tusk still didn't show up on the phone after the sync. If that weren't enough, for whatever fucking reason, all the album artwork on the phone disappeared as well—as has been happening with increasing regularity of late—and I'm getting really tired of it.
Because…
The only way to fix the missing artwork is to delete all the music from the phone (75GB worth) and then resync it. Do you know how long it takes to transfer 75GB over a USB connection?
Fuck, Apple…with each passing day you're turning more and more into everything I hated about Microsoft, and it's obvious you don't give a shit. You've got more money than god and can live off the interest for the next thousand years, so why should you even?
I used to look forward to going to an Apple Store or receiving OS upgrades. Now I dread both experiences because I know at the store I'll be met with attitude at best or insouciance at worst and OS Upgrades have become a question of "What is this going to BREAK?" (Much like it became with Windows.) Hell, I used to want to work for Apple, but no more!
My playlists leave and reappear at random times on my iPad. No rhyme or reason. My Apple Watch routinely loses contact with my iPhone and I have to power cycle everything. I've pretty much lost hope for Apple, they've become same old like everyone else. The problem is that they're still the best in class, but that ain't saying much. Mediocrity is the new premium experience.
Can always get a Zune 🙂