07 settembre 2009

La "radio" P2P di Spotify su iPhone e Android

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Tutti i blog e le testate online danno grande risalto al contemporaneo lancio delle versioni per iPhone e Android dell'interfaccia con Spotify. Società svedese con sede londinese Spotify ha conquistato già diversi mercati (non il nostro, visto che è indisponibile) con un modello di distribuzione di brani musicali a tecnologia peer to peer e basato sul modello ibrido pubblicità/servizio premium a pagamento. E' curioso osservare che almeno per il momento l'applicazione iPhone/Android funziona solo per gli abbonati Premium. Caratterstica di Spotify, oltre alla varietà musicale, è la grande efficacia del software di riproduzione, quasi privo di tempi d'attesa, proprio come quando si accende una radio.
Secondo Techcruch oggi Spotify è un'azienda valutata a 170 milioni di euro. L'idea di proporre le versioni mobili del software solo ai clienti paganti non sarà simpaticissima, ma mi sembra azzeccata.

Spotify now available on App Store
September 7, 2009

New App gives Spotify Premium members access to millions of tracks on iPhone and iPod touch

Spotify, the digital music service, is delighted to announce the availability of its Spotify App for iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store as of today.
The Spotify App is available to Spotify Premium subscribers in the UK, Sweden, Spain, France, Norway and Finland, allowing them to enjoy the music service, previously available only on the desktop, wherever they go.

Key features include:

  • Access to millions of tracks with Spotify’s constantly updated catalogue
  • Search and stream music instantly. Browse by artist, title, album, genre, label or year
  • Create and synchronise playlists. Updates from the desktop application will be synced instantly and vice versa
  • Playlists can be downloaded and played in offline mode when you have no connection, are on a plane or subway, or abroad and subject to roaming data fees
  • Listen to tracks and albums in their entirety. Rewind, fast-forward, pause, skip and shuffle
  • View cover art for all tracks and albums

The Spotify App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at the App Store
“This is a hugely significant day in Spotify’s short history,” said Gustav Söderström, director of portable solutions at Spotify. “Since our launch last October, we’ve worked hard to provide our users with a high quality service that gives them access to whatever music they want, whenever they want it.”
“The launch of the Spotify App for iPhone and iPod touch now provides our users with the best of both the online and offline worlds, making it even easier for users to listen to all the world’s music, anywhere on the planet”
To sign up to the mobile service, music fans should visit the Spotify Premium product page to purchase a monthly or annual subscription.
For further information on Spotify on the mobile, visit our new Mobile page.

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