uion1715
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Post by uion1715 on Mar 29, 2011 0:50:11 GMT -5
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Mar 29, 2011 0:52:55 GMT -5
That is definitely interesting.
There was an article a couple of months back about how Apple might be coming out with a streaming service in the near future. And Spotify might launch in the U.S. as well. Let's see who comes out ahead.
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Mar 29, 2011 8:16:32 GMT -5
I was reading this. WOW!
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Rodze
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Post by Rodze on Mar 29, 2011 8:30:05 GMT -5
For the record, it is not streaming as in you don't own the songs (like other services).
It is actually a cloud service, where you can access your music collection anywhere through the internet.
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Post by jj99$ - - LeLe on Mar 29, 2011 8:31:23 GMT -5
Ya apple is def planning a new cloud service.
They bought Lala a while a go and their 1 billion dollar data center is expected to be ready by spring.
So they will be coming hard with possibly a subscription service if all the labels agree.
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Post by Caviar on Mar 29, 2011 10:40:06 GMT -5
Thankfully I already purchase music from Amazon so it'll be very easy to store my files. Sucks you only get 5 gigs for free but Amazon purchases don't count towards that. I have at least 10gigs worth of music so this would be a great back up tool. You can also download the Amazon MP3 app in the Android store for streaming music in the cloud to your phone.  |
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Mar 29, 2011 11:14:25 GMT -5
Thankfully I already purchase music from Amazon so it'll be very easy to store my files. Sucks you only get 5 gigs for free but Amazon purchases don't count towards that. I have at least 10gigs worth of music so this would be a great back up tool. You can also download the Amazon MP3 app in the Android store for streaming music in the cloud to your phone. I like the idea of storing songs in the cloud. I am already inclined to do that. |
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Mar 29, 2011 15:42:46 GMT -5
Sony said that they are not happy ith this move and may sue Amazon.
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Post by Sir Benji on Mar 30, 2011 14:41:03 GMT -5
How am i not surprised that at least one label is bitching. People are paying for the songs but that's not good enough it's like they (the label) want you to pay for various copies of one song (one for stored cloud use, computer, cell phone etc.) This is why the music industry is in the shape it's in now it's greed at it's most extreme.
If they do sue i hope whatever judge is on the case throws it out of court this is ridiculous.
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Post by KingB on Mar 31, 2011 5:08:30 GMT -5
right.. if you purchased it ..you own it. PERIOD!
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Apr 1, 2011 9:02:06 GMT -5
^Amazon doesn't even believe that which is why they said they are negotiating with the record companies. It was just a move to try and get the jump on Apple and Google.
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Post by K. on Apr 1, 2011 11:18:24 GMT -5
I'm not sure I understand the point of these cloud services. It sounds like you can only stream music you have downloaded. What's the point of that, unless you spend a lot of time without an ipod, iphone, or at another person's computer?
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Rodze
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Post by Rodze on Apr 1, 2011 11:38:26 GMT -5
You can buy from Amazon anywhere (at home, at work, on your phone, on someone else's computer etc.) at any time and you can access those songs you bought instantly anywhere too. You won't have to worry about losing your HD/Phone/Flash drive and having to beg to download your songs again, or synchronizing your portable device to your desktop, or carrying around a flash drive.
To me that's the main benefit of it, and it assumes you'll buy your music from Amazon and that you have connection to the internet available anywhere. If you buy music elsewhere, what changes is the fact you'll be limited to 5GB without cost, and if you music collection is bigger you'll have to pay for more space.
On a broader picture, the advantage of cloud storage and backup is that you don't have to worry about accidents and won't have to carry storage devices around. It is the future (or the present -- there already plenty of services like these around).
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Apr 5, 2011 11:12:11 GMT -5
You can buy from Amazon anywhere (at home, at work, on your phone, on someone else's computer etc.) at any time and you can access those songs you bought instantly anywhere too. You won't have to worry about losing your HD/Phone/Flash drive and having to beg to download your songs again, or synchronizing your portable device to your desktop, or carrying around a flash drive. To me that's the main benefit of it, and it assumes you'll buy your music from Amazon and that you have connection to the internet available anywhere. If you buy music elsewhere, what changes is the fact you'll be limited to 5GB without cost, and if you music collection is bigger you'll have to pay for more space. On a broader picture, the advantage of cloud storage and backup is that you don't have to worry about accidents and won't have to carry storage devices around. It is the future (or the present -- there already plenty of services like these around). Well stated. |
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