TightWind is written by Kyle Baxter. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Dan Moren at Macworld has a great primer on iTunes Match.

It’s certainly a convincing service: never sync your iOS device with iTunes again for music, free up space, and still be able to listen to any song in your library. That’s pretty neat.

I’m starting to think, though, there’s a sweet spot between iTunes’s own-all-your-music and Rdio’s listen-to-anything-you-please. Maybe a subscription service that allows you to purchase albums for a reduced price?

I’m not sure what it is, but there’s value in both models. I love being able to discover new music on Rdio and throw it on while doing work, but paying a subscription for music I don’t own seriously bothers me. I don’t want my music to go ever disappear—it’s too important.