Facebook is reported to be planning an audio streaming service, potentially creating a rival to Apple and Spotify’s music services. To compete with Spotify, Pandora and the umpteen other streaming services we have today, looks like Facebook is ambitious about joining the digital music age too.
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Listeners can also get expert recommendations and save songs for offline listening.
While Apple Music will eventually offer an Android version, its real advantage is on Apple devices, where the company controls a user’s entire experience.
Spotify has been the dominant player in the music streaming industry for several years, picking up 15 million paying premium customers, and 45 million users of its free tier.
The reasoning behind the increased pricing on the App Store is to make up for the 30% revenue cut that Apple demands from every in-app purchase made through their iOS apps.
In this day and age, you could throw a rock and hit a number of music streaming services. The main question that raises in this context is if Apple will be able to determine people to switch from Spotify to the Apple Music.
However, earlier this month, a lot of Apple supporters were disappointed after learning that the Home Sharing mode for music has been removed from iOS 8.4.
It will be interesting to watch Spotify as Apple Music picks up the momentum that will come from so many users experiencing Apple Music for 3 months at no cost.
There’s a streaming library of music, like Spotify. Users can explore new music, especially handpicked by Apple’s music editors. So how will the Cupertino-based service match against the popular paid premium subscription service? The same discounts are available to subscribers of the $20-per-month, high-definition audio service.
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One source told Music Ally, “It’s a mass land grab”. Your Apple Music Membership should be active. If you have an iPhone or use iTunes on your computer, I encourage you to use the free three-month trial and poke around.
