> The one feature I really find lacking in Music is the ability to make playlists, but I know that when it comes to music services I’m hungry for power features that don’t necessarily appeal to the masses
This article is an ad, not a review or analysis of the service.
http://gizmodo.com/youtube-music-is-breathtakingly-pointless...
Saying that it was is a pretty major accusation and, if true, would be a gigantic breach of journalistic ethics.
There's a huge difference between a positive review and an advertisement. Conflating the two is intellectually lazy.
I've not read the article, but it makes sense to remember that 'payment' can come in various forms, not just cash. Access, favors, special privileges granted, etc.
This isn't my purview, per se, but I know there is some concern about this sort of thing, particularly in political reporting which has become much less adversarial compared to the not so distant past.
You're of course unlikely to find many of these concerns voiced very loudly in the 'press.'
Advertisement is a specific term and applying it to all articles that you don't agree with undermines its usefulness.