with "itunes in cloud", can download or stream music have purchased itunes store pc or ios device using apple id, without having sync between devices.
http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/
so, if purchase song in itunes on mac, automatically download iphone. or can navigate song in itunes store app on iphone, , stream apple's servers free.
works purchased or rented tv shows or movies. purchase or rent on 1 device, , other device same apple id can stream show/movie.
apple tv, can access itunes purchased tv shows/movies on atv. not itunes purchased music.
why not?
(i know can pay $25/year itunes match, different service designed give cloud access non-itunes-purchase music. why should have pay stream itunes-purchased music on atv, when don't have pay stream itunes-purchased tv shows on atv?)
because.
there inconsistency in branding of 'itunes in cloud' , 'itunes match'. on basis of promotional materials, , manner in each conceptualised, 1 expect itunes in cloud itunes library (music, tv programmes, etc.) in 'the cloud', , itunes match service transfers music not purchased itunes cloud-based library.
have rightly observed, not how works in practice. 'itunes in cloud' functionally nothing more ability re-download previous purchases locally-hosted library. if want cloud-hosted itunes library, need shell out itunes match. pretty opaque, honest, , ambiguity should either ironed out of branding , marketing of services, or better yet resolved allowing users access cloud-based library, consisting of previous itunes purchases, default. if want expand adding music acquired outside of itunes, —*and then, if want these concepts consistent —*should itunes match necessary.
expect we'll begin understand nature of when renewals first users of itunes match start rolling in. wonder if, should not re-subscribe, icloud-based itunes libraries become inaccessible.
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