I'm an average user and the play stoppage hasn't forced me to consider alternatives yet, but, this past winter, in sub-zero weather, having to bust out the phone in frigid winds, was a real test of my patience.
I uploaded stuff to OneDrive that was on my PC but I did too many files at once, then I was told I couldn't upload more than one song at a time, so I gave up. I have several thousand songs on the pc, from years of collecting them, and to have to upload them, one at a time, is just ridiculous. More so since, up until recently, I put songs directly onto my device to avoid stoppage thanks to lost connections. Here in NYC, if I take the subway, or go thru certain areas, I lose cell service, and the streaming goes with it.
Enjoy the big Hootie release party.