The Spotify app on Apple Watch at WWDC 2018
On the occasion of WWDC 2018 in June, Apple should present the Spotify app for Apple Watch: streaming music without the need for a phone.
Apple Watch may be about to get an official Spotify app, which is said to be revealed at WWDC 2018, scheduled for June.
According to an anonymous informant at MacRumors, Spotify web player will be present at the Apple event dedicated to developers just to announce the app dedicated to the series of smartwatch with the bitten apple. Just the new Spotify app should be taken by Apple as a prime example to demonstrate the development framework called StreamKit, which will allow Apple Watch models with cellular connectivity to receive push notifications and stream music from third-party apps without an associated iPhone .
The possibility of transmitting music directly to the wrist with the most famous music streaming service in the world could further increase the appeal that the clock with the bitten apple has already on the market. At this time, Apple Watch users have the ability to synchronize playlists offline or, if they have one of the Series 3 models, to stream Apple Music even if the wrist device is not connected to the phone. But Spotify has a significantly higher number of users: there were 70 million subscribers paid in February this year, while Apple Music had 36 million.
The landing of the Spotify app on Apple Watch could be a good strategy also for the music streaming service, which tries to further increase the number of users (and profits), increasingly indispensable in the light of the listing on the Stock Exchange. But, in any case, the WWDC that will start on June 4 in San José (California) will be an excellent opportunity to discover the news in software that Apple is preparing for developers and users. It is thought that the new features of push notifications will be introduced with watchOS 5.
According to an anonymous informant at MacRumors, Spotify web player will be present at the Apple event dedicated to developers just to announce the app dedicated to the series of smartwatch with the bitten apple. Just the new Spotify app should be taken by Apple as a prime example to demonstrate the development framework called StreamKit, which will allow Apple Watch models with cellular connectivity to receive push notifications and stream music from third-party apps without an associated iPhone .
The possibility of transmitting music directly to the wrist with the most famous music streaming service in the world could further increase the appeal that the clock with the bitten apple has already on the market. At this time, Apple Watch users have the ability to synchronize playlists offline or, if they have one of the Series 3 models, to stream Apple Music even if the wrist device is not connected to the phone. But Spotify has a significantly higher number of users: there were 70 million subscribers paid in February this year, while Apple Music had 36 million.
The landing of the Spotify app on Apple Watch could be a good strategy also for the music streaming service, which tries to further increase the number of users (and profits), increasingly indispensable in the light of the listing on the Stock Exchange. But, in any case, the WWDC that will start on June 4 in San José (California) will be an excellent opportunity to discover the news in software that Apple is preparing for developers and users. It is thought that the new features of push notifications will be introduced with watchOS 5.
Spotify a bit like Pandora with the Stations app
Stations is the new application of Spotify, currently available only for Android, which incorporates the concept already successfully tested by Pandora.
Although no longer accessible from Italy for many years for licensing reasons (a long time ago it was), many will remember Pandora as one of the most intriguing platforms at the dawn of music streaming. It is still one of the most long-lived and most successful services in territories like the United States, thanks to its particular formula: instead of allowing the choice of songs to be reproduced, it offers customized playlists based on the user's tastes. A listening mode that seems to be proposed also by Spotify
The group has in fact published on the Play Store a new application called Stations, which at the moment still is not accessible from our country: apparently the download is currently only active in Australia and accessible exclusively by the staff of Spotify. Allows you to select a genre or a playlist and then automatically generate a list of tracks to be played. Listening is started immediately, with the ability to change stations quickly by performing a simple swipe. The group does not receive any confirmations regarding a possible public rollout of the project, as a spokesperson for the TechCrunch website is reporting.
The group has in fact published on the Play Store a new application called Stations, which at the moment still is not accessible from our country: apparently the download is currently only active in Australia and accessible exclusively by the staff of Spotify. Allows you to select a genre or a playlist and then automatically generate a list of tracks to be played. Listening is started immediately, with the ability to change stations quickly by performing a simple swipe. The group does not receive any confirmations regarding a possible public rollout of the project, as a spokesperson for the TechCrunch website is reporting.
It is therefore not clear if Stations is an experimental project destined to remain confined within the staff of Spotify web player or if in the future it will be made available to everyone. Of course, a similar listening mode could act as a catalyst for potential new users, allowing them to experiment based on genres and playlists, perhaps interspersed with advertisements, then proposing the subscription of a paid Premium subscription.
Spotify cambia look e diventa dark
Spotify ha effettuato un restyling completo dell'interfaccia su web, desktop e mobile. Sono state incluse le collezioni, ma scompare il pulsante Star.
Spotify ha effettuato un restyling completo dell'interfaccia su web, desktop e mobile. Sono state incluse le collezioni, ma scompare il pulsante Star.
Spotify web player ha annunciato un completo restyling delle app per desktop, iOS e Android, e dell’interfaccia web. Gli utenti che effettueranno l’accesso al servizio di streaming musicale vedranno un look completamente dark con un ampio uso del colore nero in varie tonalità. Le icone sono in grigio chiaro, mentre i pulsanti per la riproduzione sono in verde (come il logo dell’azienda). Nuovi anche le icone e il tipo di carattere. Oltre ai cambiamenti estetici sono presenti anche nuove funzionalità, come le collezioni e la ricerca “as-you-type”.
Michelle Kadir, Director of Product Development, ha dichiarato che l’interfaccia più scura è stata scelta per dare agli utenti la stessa sensazione che si prova quando si guarda un film al cinema. Usando Spotify, i contenuti sembrano uscire dallo schermo, grazie alla sfondo nero. Nel corso degli anni sono state introdotte diverse novità, ma focalizzate solo su singole parti. Questo è quindi il primo grande redesign dal lancio del servizio nel 2008. Prima di rilasciare la versione finale, sono stati compiuti test approfonditi con l’aiuto di utenti selezionati che hanno fornito suggerimenti relativi all’aspetto dell’interfaccia.
Il design di Spotify è ora più pulito, minimalista, flat e, sopratutto, identico per tutte le piattaforme. L’utente non avrà quindi difficoltà a passare dal desktop al web o dal web al dispositivo mobile. Lo stile dei pulsanti riflette il logo dell’azienda e le icone sono state arrotondate. Il nuovo font scelto per i testi è Proxima Nova. Nelle pagine degli artisti sono visibili gli avatar circolari, mentre gli album sono rappresentati da grandi quadrati contenenti l’immagine della copertina.
Insieme al restyling della UI, Spotify ha introdotto le collezioni. La nuova sezione Your music (La Tua Musica in italiano) nella barra laterale consente di salvare canzoni, album e artisti, senza la necessità di creare le playlist. La feature è particolarmente utile sui dispositivi mobile, dove sfogliare un lungo elenco di brani diventa fastidioso. È inoltre possibile salvare canzoni e album per l’ascolto offline. Con l’update è stato però eliminato il pulsante Star.
Spotify web player ha annunciato un completo restyling delle app per desktop, iOS e Android, e dell’interfaccia web. Gli utenti che effettueranno l’accesso al servizio di streaming musicale vedranno un look completamente dark con un ampio uso del colore nero in varie tonalità. Le icone sono in grigio chiaro, mentre i pulsanti per la riproduzione sono in verde (come il logo dell’azienda). Nuovi anche le icone e il tipo di carattere. Oltre ai cambiamenti estetici sono presenti anche nuove funzionalità, come le collezioni e la ricerca “as-you-type”.
Michelle Kadir, Director of Product Development, ha dichiarato che l’interfaccia più scura è stata scelta per dare agli utenti la stessa sensazione che si prova quando si guarda un film al cinema. Usando Spotify, i contenuti sembrano uscire dallo schermo, grazie alla sfondo nero. Nel corso degli anni sono state introdotte diverse novità, ma focalizzate solo su singole parti. Questo è quindi il primo grande redesign dal lancio del servizio nel 2008. Prima di rilasciare la versione finale, sono stati compiuti test approfonditi con l’aiuto di utenti selezionati che hanno fornito suggerimenti relativi all’aspetto dell’interfaccia.
Il design di Spotify è ora più pulito, minimalista, flat e, sopratutto, identico per tutte le piattaforme. L’utente non avrà quindi difficoltà a passare dal desktop al web o dal web al dispositivo mobile. Lo stile dei pulsanti riflette il logo dell’azienda e le icone sono state arrotondate. Il nuovo font scelto per i testi è Proxima Nova. Nelle pagine degli artisti sono visibili gli avatar circolari, mentre gli album sono rappresentati da grandi quadrati contenenti l’immagine della copertina.
Insieme al restyling della UI, Spotify ha introdotto le collezioni. La nuova sezione Your music (La Tua Musica in italiano) nella barra laterale consente di salvare canzoni, album e artisti, senza la necessità di creare le playlist. La feature è particolarmente utile sui dispositivi mobile, dove sfogliare un lungo elenco di brani diventa fastidioso. È inoltre possibile salvare canzoni e album per l’ascolto offline. Con l’update è stato però eliminato il pulsante Star.
Sono stati apportati anche miglioramenti alla funzionalità Browse (Sfoglia in italiano). Grazie alla tecnologia di The Echo Nest, Spotify suggerirà ora i brani in base alla posizione geografica dell’utente e all’ora della giornata. Prossimamente verrà aggiornata l’esperienza social per consentire la scoperta di nuovi artisti mediante i consigli degli amici.
Spotify prepara un rivale di HomePod
Spotify sarebbe pronta alla produzione del suo primo device musicale: forse uno smart speaker, da lanciare sul mercato in alternativa a HomePod di Apple.
Spotify would be ready to produce its first musical device: perhaps a smart speaker, to be launched on the market as an alternative to Apple's HomePod.
The smart speaker market becomes more crowded day by day and, in the future, even Spotify web player could enter this sector. This is what we learn from a job post published by the streaming giant, ready to suggest the design of a musical device for the home. And, considering how for the streaming platform the music is obviously at the center, the main competitor could be the newborn Apple HomePod.
Among the ideal candidates, also experts in distribution, logistics and customer service, a request that suggests how the company is ready to act great for its future device, also strong of its very high pool of subscribers.
As already mentioned, it is very likely that the terminal in question is a speaker, focusing more on the quality of music reproduction and on the services of voice assistance. In this sense, direct rivals would not be Amazon Echo and Google Home, two products not directly oriented to the listening experience, but Apple's HomePod. The Cupertino smart speaker is natively compatible only with Apple Music, the bitten apple streaming platform, although audio streams from Spotify can still be played thanks to the AirPlay functions.
As Tim Cook mentioned a few weeks ago, Apple does not fear the competition on the front of the smart speakers, both because it is confident of the union between Apple's hardware and software, and because perhaps not an overly top scope for the company. Who knows, however, that such a perspective can not change in the future, with the appearance of the mysterious product of Spotify in stores.
The smart speaker market becomes more crowded day by day and, in the future, even Spotify web player could enter this sector. This is what we learn from a job post published by the streaming giant, ready to suggest the design of a musical device for the home. And, considering how for the streaming platform the music is obviously at the center, the main competitor could be the newborn Apple HomePod.
Among the ideal candidates, also experts in distribution, logistics and customer service, a request that suggests how the company is ready to act great for its future device, also strong of its very high pool of subscribers.
As already mentioned, it is very likely that the terminal in question is a speaker, focusing more on the quality of music reproduction and on the services of voice assistance. In this sense, direct rivals would not be Amazon Echo and Google Home, two products not directly oriented to the listening experience, but Apple's HomePod. The Cupertino smart speaker is natively compatible only with Apple Music, the bitten apple streaming platform, although audio streams from Spotify can still be played thanks to the AirPlay functions.
As Tim Cook mentioned a few weeks ago, Apple does not fear the competition on the front of the smart speakers, both because it is confident of the union between Apple's hardware and software, and because perhaps not an overly top scope for the company. Who knows, however, that such a perspective can not change in the future, with the appearance of the mysterious product of Spotify in stores.
Spotify Web Player No Longer Compatible With Apple's Safari Browser
Spotify users on the service's Web Player have noticed that they can no longer listen to music in Apple's Safari browser, taking to Spotify's Community web page to discuss the incompatibility between Safari and Spotify's Web Player (via Mac Generation).
In a post published about the topic yesterday by user riegelstamm, it was pointed out that Spotify's system requirements page listed Safari 6 or higher as a supported browser for the Web Player. As of today, that same page has been updated and any mention of Safari has been removed, now only including Chrome 45+, Firefox 47+, Edge 14+, and Opera 32+.
When users visit the Spotify Web Player on Safari, they receive the message, "This browser doesn't support Spotify Web Player. Switch browsers or download Spotify for your desktop."
In a post published about the topic yesterday by user riegelstamm, it was pointed out that Spotify's system requirements page listed Safari 6 or higher as a supported browser for the Web Player. As of today, that same page has been updated and any mention of Safari has been removed, now only including Chrome 45+, Firefox 47+, Edge 14+, and Opera 32+.
When users visit the Spotify Web Player on Safari, they receive the message, "This browser doesn't support Spotify Web Player. Switch browsers or download Spotify for your desktop."
The same poster contacted Spotify customer support, which responded with a confirmation of Safari's removal from the Web Player's supported browser list.
"After taking a look backstage, we can confirm that after recent updates Safari is no longer a supported browser for Web Player. We're always testing things by adding or removing features to make Spotify better overall. We’re sorry that this means you’re not able to use the Web Player like you could before. We can't say if or when any specific features will be back. But as soon as we’ve got anything to announce, we’ll let everyone know via the Spotify Community. Sorry again for any inconvenience caused, and please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you.
Best wishes,
Rollie
Spotify Customer Support"
Riegelstamm further dug into the details of the Web Player, discovering that the discontinuing of Safari support might have something to do with Google's Widevine media optimizer plugin, which Spotify requires for music streaming on the web and Apple opposes due to potential security issues.
Instead, Spotify encourages users to download the compatible Mac app, or switch over to a supported browser. Although the lack of Safari support in the Web Player might be temporary, Spotify customer support told users that it "can't say if or when any specific features will be back."
"After taking a look backstage, we can confirm that after recent updates Safari is no longer a supported browser for Web Player. We're always testing things by adding or removing features to make Spotify better overall. We’re sorry that this means you’re not able to use the Web Player like you could before. We can't say if or when any specific features will be back. But as soon as we’ve got anything to announce, we’ll let everyone know via the Spotify Community. Sorry again for any inconvenience caused, and please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you.
Best wishes,
Rollie
Spotify Customer Support"
Riegelstamm further dug into the details of the Web Player, discovering that the discontinuing of Safari support might have something to do with Google's Widevine media optimizer plugin, which Spotify requires for music streaming on the web and Apple opposes due to potential security issues.
Instead, Spotify encourages users to download the compatible Mac app, or switch over to a supported browser. Although the lack of Safari support in the Web Player might be temporary, Spotify customer support told users that it "can't say if or when any specific features will be back."
How to Listen to Spotify Using Spotify Web Player
In addition to the Spotify desktop software program, now you can access this popular streaming audio service with its Web Player. This works with most Internet browsing programs like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and others. The Web Player gives you access to all the key features you will need to enjoy Spotify, even in case you’ve got a free account. With it, you can look for albums and songs, discover new music, see what’s new on Spotify, listen to Spotify Radio, and create/share playlists.
But, how can you get this browser-embedded Internet Player in the first place
It may not be that obvious on Spotify’s website at first glance, but following this tutorial you will learn how to access the Web Player and utilize its main features to stream music to your desktop computer without needing to install any software.
Spotify would be making a beta version of its web player available to all its users in the UK, with the promise that a full release would come later this year.
I’m not complaining that I will soon be able to get Spotify through my browser. But why is Spotify, well established streaming music juggernaut that it is, using its resources to make this happen? In other words, does Spotify require a web player?
In regards to Spotify’s latest re-design, the latter group is growing by the hour.
Spotify has started rolling out a comprehensive overhaul of this new Spotify Web Player interface. Therefore, if you listen to your Spotify playlists in the browser and you still haven’t seen it — brace yourselves because it’s coming. And you might not enjoy it after you get it.
From a visual perspective, the new Spotify interface is not that bad; in actuality, you could even find it attractive. It looks modern, and straightforward enough.
However, the problem is that the redesign didn’t only affect the Spotify Web Player look. It also took away several key features — the ability to sort your artists alphabetically, the overview of newly added albums/artists, the song queue — just to mention a few. If you’ve never used them, you probably won’t notice the change. Still, there are users who appreciated those attributes or even found them essential. Understandably, they’re not content.
It may not be that obvious on Spotify’s website at first glance, but following this tutorial you will learn how to access the Web Player and utilize its main features to stream music to your desktop computer without needing to install any software.
Spotify would be making a beta version of its web player available to all its users in the UK, with the promise that a full release would come later this year.
I’m not complaining that I will soon be able to get Spotify through my browser. But why is Spotify, well established streaming music juggernaut that it is, using its resources to make this happen? In other words, does Spotify require a web player?
In regards to Spotify’s latest re-design, the latter group is growing by the hour.
Spotify has started rolling out a comprehensive overhaul of this new Spotify Web Player interface. Therefore, if you listen to your Spotify playlists in the browser and you still haven’t seen it — brace yourselves because it’s coming. And you might not enjoy it after you get it.
From a visual perspective, the new Spotify interface is not that bad; in actuality, you could even find it attractive. It looks modern, and straightforward enough.
However, the problem is that the redesign didn’t only affect the Spotify Web Player look. It also took away several key features — the ability to sort your artists alphabetically, the overview of newly added albums/artists, the song queue — just to mention a few. If you’ve never used them, you probably won’t notice the change. Still, there are users who appreciated those attributes or even found them essential. Understandably, they’re not content.
Spotify avvisa i pirati che usano app modificate
Spotify ha disattivato le versioni modificate dell'app e chiesto agli utenti di installare quella ufficiale per non incorrere nella chiusura dell'account.
Spotify web player ha finora tollerato usi impropri della suo servizio di streaming musicale, ma la situazione potrebbe presto cambiare in vista della quotazione in Borsa. Alcuni utenti hanno infatti ricevuto una email che invita ad utilizzare la versione ufficiale dell’app per Android, invece di quella modificata che consente di eliminare le restrizioni dell’account gratuito.
In base alla documentazione inviata alla SEC a fine febbraio, Spotify ha 159 milioni di utenti attivi (dato relativo al quarto trimestre 2017), ma solo 71 milioni di essi sono abbonati alla versione Premium del servizio. I rimanenti 88 milioni ascoltano i brani musicali intervallati dalla pubblicità e in modalità casuale. Alcuni però vogliono avere i privilegi Premium senza pagare, quindi installano versioni modificate dell’app per rimuovere le restrizioni (è sufficiente scaricare uno dei tanti file di installazione “craccato”).
Si tratta ovviamente di una violazione dei termini d’uso del servizio, alla quale l’azienda svedese vuole porre rimedio. In qualche modo, Spotify ha rilevato e disattivato queste app modificate, chiedendo agli utenti di utilizzare la versione originale (nelle email viene usato il termine “attività irregolare”). Per accedere nuovamente al servizio è necessario disinstallare l’app modificata e scaricare dal Google Play Store la versione ufficiale. Nel caso in cui continui l’uso di app non autorizzate, l’azienda potrebbe sospendere o chiudere l’account.
Sembra però che il sistema implementato da Spotify non funzioni correttamente. Alcuni utenti hanno infatti ricevuto l’avviso anche se usano una versione ufficiale dell’app. In ogni caso l’azienda ha avviato una campagna antipirateria per scovare il maggior numero di scrocconi. Difficile non trovare un legame con l’imminente quotazione in Borsa.
In base alla documentazione inviata alla SEC a fine febbraio, Spotify ha 159 milioni di utenti attivi (dato relativo al quarto trimestre 2017), ma solo 71 milioni di essi sono abbonati alla versione Premium del servizio. I rimanenti 88 milioni ascoltano i brani musicali intervallati dalla pubblicità e in modalità casuale. Alcuni però vogliono avere i privilegi Premium senza pagare, quindi installano versioni modificate dell’app per rimuovere le restrizioni (è sufficiente scaricare uno dei tanti file di installazione “craccato”).
Si tratta ovviamente di una violazione dei termini d’uso del servizio, alla quale l’azienda svedese vuole porre rimedio. In qualche modo, Spotify ha rilevato e disattivato queste app modificate, chiedendo agli utenti di utilizzare la versione originale (nelle email viene usato il termine “attività irregolare”). Per accedere nuovamente al servizio è necessario disinstallare l’app modificata e scaricare dal Google Play Store la versione ufficiale. Nel caso in cui continui l’uso di app non autorizzate, l’azienda potrebbe sospendere o chiudere l’account.
Sembra però che il sistema implementato da Spotify non funzioni correttamente. Alcuni utenti hanno infatti ricevuto l’avviso anche se usano una versione ufficiale dell’app. In ogni caso l’azienda ha avviato una campagna antipirateria per scovare il maggior numero di scrocconi. Difficile non trovare un legame con l’imminente quotazione in Borsa.
Spotify, arriva una nuova versione gratis
Spotify si prepara a lanciare una nuova versione gratuita del servizio di streaming musicale: ecco le probabili novità, l'annuncio è previsto il 24 aprile.
Spotify sta sviluppando una nuova versione gratuita del proprio servizio di musica in streaming, essere un grande dovrebbe cambiamento cover un evento rivelato ufficialmente Durante il 24 Aprile per print Programma, a poche settimane dal suo debutto in Borsa . Lo afferma Bloomberg, citando fonti anonime che hanno familiarità con i piani della nota azienda.
Leader nel mercato dello streaming musicale ben 71 million di utenti paganti - rispetto ai 36 millioni hanno sottoscritto un abbonamento ad Apple Music, pare che Spotify stia cercando di modificare il proprio servizio gratuito per renderlo più facile da usare , soprattutto per and clienti che ne fruiscono attraverso uno smartphone.
In particolare, che si il Nuovo apprende consentira servizio di Agli mobile ascoltatori dispositivi skin accedere più alle rapidamente playlist e ad un maggiore Avere controllo sulle canzoni che più importanti playlist ascoltano Nelle, Secondo il rapporto, imitando il prodotto di abbonamento in Spotify. Al momento, non sono disponibili ulteriori dettagli.
Mentre le versioni desktop, browser e tablet dell'app Spotify web player sono quasi identiche nel modello a pagamento (anche se con pubblicità), la versione gratuita sugli smartphone è molto più restrittiva; son queste Novita in arrivo , la versione del servizio diventera ancora più Free Vicina a quella a pagamento, dunque.
Leader nel mercato dello streaming musicale ben 71 million di utenti paganti - rispetto ai 36 millioni hanno sottoscritto un abbonamento ad Apple Music, pare che Spotify stia cercando di modificare il proprio servizio gratuito per renderlo più facile da usare , soprattutto per and clienti che ne fruiscono attraverso uno smartphone.
In particolare, che si il Nuovo apprende consentira servizio di Agli mobile ascoltatori dispositivi skin accedere più alle rapidamente playlist e ad un maggiore Avere controllo sulle canzoni che più importanti playlist ascoltano Nelle, Secondo il rapporto, imitando il prodotto di abbonamento in Spotify. Al momento, non sono disponibili ulteriori dettagli.
Mentre le versioni desktop, browser e tablet dell'app Spotify web player sono quasi identiche nel modello a pagamento (anche se con pubblicità), la versione gratuita sugli smartphone è molto più restrittiva; son queste Novita in arrivo , la versione del servizio diventera ancora più Free Vicina a quella a pagamento, dunque.
Spotify prevede di raggiungere circa 200 million di utenti entro la fine dellanno e fino a 96 million di abbonati, secondo una previsione di marzo. The momentum, and the pagamento rappresenta meno della metà della basia clienti del servizio, has a generous 90% of the introiti ottenuti nel 2017, and 4.09 billion euros. The modus operandi is a subordinate of the borough, in the borough of Rome.
Quali giorno fa, Spotify ha invitato la stampa ad un evento che si terra il 24 aprile, giorno in cui tale novità potrebbe fare dunque il debutto
Quali giorno fa, Spotify ha invitato la stampa ad un evento che si terra il 24 aprile, giorno in cui tale novità potrebbe fare dunque il debutto
Spotify, il futuro passa per la Borsa
Spotify si affaccia in Borsa al NYSE con una modalità anomala nel tentativo di dare stabilità al proprio valore per cercare solidità di lungo periodo.
Spotify web player seeks fortune on the stock market. In difficult days for technological lists (storm caused by a series of circumstances such as the commercial war between the US and China, as well as the rumors tied to the self-production of Apple chips on Macs starting from 2020), the best known among the streaming services online music is preparing for a historic step with which to support the growth of its activities.
However, this is a completely unusual landing at the NYSE. The difference compared to what has been done by other groups in the last few years is in fact the modality, which provides a direct offer ("direct listing") that therefore allows any applicants to be able to enter the property, and at the same time to any shareholders to be able to exit , thus monetizing all the risks so far taken up. This mode cuts off the big investment banks which, according to many analysts, is something important regardless of the name at stake: in the coming hours a new way of thinking about Wall Street will be scrutinized and the IPO of Spotify could therefore have a meaning much wider than the simple quotation of the group. The big banks will not have interest in this maneuver, but rather have all the interest so that it can not become a model imitated by other groups that intend to appear at the capitals of the financial market.
Spotify comes out of years of great growth that have not yet delivered any real profitability to investors: the group is in constant loss, but at the same time synonymous with streaming all over the world: the value of the brand and the quality of service are elements proclaimed. Conversely, services such as Amazon Music are a threat to acquired dominance, which imposes a consolidation of activity and revenue.
Who remembers what happened in past years, certainly can not but remember the attempt of those who, once detected the brand "Napster", tried to turn it into the first great service of streaming music at a fixed price model that today everyone recognizes in Spotify. Then the times were not ripe and the failure of the initiative was rapid. With Spotify the speech is different: the number of subscribers has grown immediately, after which attempts have begun to bring users to a Premium profile and at the same time (just the day before the IPO) all those who illegally accessed have been cut off to the platform.
The listing will dilute the property, offering a way out to those who have bet their capital in the service and are now ready to lighten some of the load. The stated goal is not to see the value rise (today the company is estimated at approximately 25 billion dollars), but to kick off a path of stability that confirms the sustainability of the model in streaming, which confirm Spotify driving this revolution and that consolidate the relationships with the record companies, with which you will play a large part of the profitability of the service.
However, this is a completely unusual landing at the NYSE. The difference compared to what has been done by other groups in the last few years is in fact the modality, which provides a direct offer ("direct listing") that therefore allows any applicants to be able to enter the property, and at the same time to any shareholders to be able to exit , thus monetizing all the risks so far taken up. This mode cuts off the big investment banks which, according to many analysts, is something important regardless of the name at stake: in the coming hours a new way of thinking about Wall Street will be scrutinized and the IPO of Spotify could therefore have a meaning much wider than the simple quotation of the group. The big banks will not have interest in this maneuver, but rather have all the interest so that it can not become a model imitated by other groups that intend to appear at the capitals of the financial market.
Spotify comes out of years of great growth that have not yet delivered any real profitability to investors: the group is in constant loss, but at the same time synonymous with streaming all over the world: the value of the brand and the quality of service are elements proclaimed. Conversely, services such as Amazon Music are a threat to acquired dominance, which imposes a consolidation of activity and revenue.
Who remembers what happened in past years, certainly can not but remember the attempt of those who, once detected the brand "Napster", tried to turn it into the first great service of streaming music at a fixed price model that today everyone recognizes in Spotify. Then the times were not ripe and the failure of the initiative was rapid. With Spotify the speech is different: the number of subscribers has grown immediately, after which attempts have begun to bring users to a Premium profile and at the same time (just the day before the IPO) all those who illegally accessed have been cut off to the platform.
The listing will dilute the property, offering a way out to those who have bet their capital in the service and are now ready to lighten some of the load. The stated goal is not to see the value rise (today the company is estimated at approximately 25 billion dollars), but to kick off a path of stability that confirms the sustainability of the model in streaming, which confirm Spotify driving this revolution and that consolidate the relationships with the record companies, with which you will play a large part of the profitability of the service.
Web, desktop e mobile: come ascoltare musica da Spotify
- È possibile ascoltare la musica in streaming di Spotify in tre modi diversi: affidandosi al player Web da aprire direttamente all’interno del browser digitando l’indirizzo Spotify web player , scaricando un client desktop (dal sito ufficiale) da installare su computer fissi e laptop, oppure mediante le applicazioni mobile disponibili per smartphone e tablet. In quest’ultimo caso i software sono distribuiti per Android, iOS e Windows Phone. Ognuna di queste soluzioni è caratterizzata da un’interfaccia ottimizzata per la specifica tipologia di interazione, ovvero mouse, tastiera o display touchscreen. La UI, inoltre, è in continua evoluzione, grazie al rilascio costante di aggiornamenti che vanno a migliorare gli aspetti ritenuti più importanti, in modo da offrire un’esperienza sempre più in linea con le esigenze degli utenti.
Catalogo e Playlist di Spotify
Il catalogo offerto è composto da oltre 20 milioni di brani, ma il numero è in costante crescita, con l’introduzione periodica di nuovi dischi e pubblicazioni. Sono incluse le opere gestire dalle major discografiche, ma anche quelle di numerose etichette indipendenti, che nella formula del business proposta da Spotify hanno trovato nel corso degli anni un modo per far conoscere la propria musica e raggiungere così un vasto pubblico a fronte di un investimento iniziale relativamente contenuto.
Gli utenti possono creare e condividere playlist personalizzate, includendo anche canzoni presenti sul proprio disco fisso. Una funzionalità simile, ad esempio, a quanto già visto in Google Play Music. Il servizio punta inoltre molto sulle interazioni social, offrendo la possibilità di condividere in modo semplice e veloce i propri ascolti con gli amici del social network Facebook oppure tramite email. Non manca poi la sezione Messaggi, che può in tutto e per tutto essere paragonata ad una tradizionale chat.