�The software is functioning as intended,� said Amber.
�Wait,� I asked, �so it�s supposed to delete my personal files from my internal hard drive without asking my permission?�
�Yes,� she replied.

I had just explained to Amber that 122 GB of music files were missing from my laptop. I�d already visited the online forum, I said, and they were no help. Although several people had described problems similar to mine, they were all dismissed by condescending �gurus� who simply said that we had mislocated our files (I had the free drive space to prove that wasn�t the case) or that we must have accidentally deleted the files ourselves (we hadn�t). Amber explained that I should blow off these dismissive �solutions� offered online because Apple employees don�t officially use the forums�evidently, that honor is reserved for lost, frustrated people like me, and (at least in this case) know-it-alls who would rather believe we were incompetent, or lying, than face the ugly truth that Apple has vastly overstepped its boundaries.

What Amber explained was exactly what I�d feared: through the Apple Music subscription, which I had, Apple now deletes files from its users� computers. When I signed up for Apple Music, iTunes evaluated my massive collection of Mp3s and WAV files, scanned Apple�s database for what it considered matches, then removed the original files from my internal hard drive. REMOVED them. Deleted. If Apple Music saw a file it didn�t recognize�which came up often, since I�m a freelance composer and have many music files that I created myself�it would then download it to Apple�s database, delete it from my hard drive, and serve it back to me when I wanted to listen, just like it would with my other music files it had deleted.

If you�re wondering why Apple hasn�t been sued yet, it�s because the iTunes Terms of Use vaguely warn of this issue, then later indemnify Apple and preclude any litigation from users who�ve been boned:

�iCloud Music Library is turned on automatically when you set up your Apple Music Subscription�When your Apple Music Subscription term ends, you will lose access to any songs stored in your iCloud Music Library.

�YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE APPLE MUSIC SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE APPLE MUSIC SERVICE AND ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DELIVERED TO YOU THROUGH THE APPLE MUSIC SERVICE ARE (EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED BY APPLE) PROVIDED �AS IS� AND �AS AVAILABLE� FOR YOUR USE, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

�IN NO CASE SHALL APPLE, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE APPLE MUSIC SERVICE OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF THE APPLE MUSIC SERVICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR APPLE MUSIC PRODUCTS, OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT OR APPLE MUSIC PRODUCTS POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE APPLE MUSIC SERVICE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THEIR POSSIBILITY.�

I trust Apple less than I would Microsoft, and that's saying something.

(But I do own a lot of the stock).

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I trust Apple less than I would Microsoft, and that's saying something.

I heart Apple.; (But I do own a lot of the stock).

Sent from my iPad.

All your music are belong to us

Resistance is futile.

We will add your distinctiveness to our own and together we will grow as one.

Come to think of it, isn't it Apple building some big cube like building?

Seriously though I love Apple Music. It's great for our family.