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Microsoft to Bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass Customers

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Re: Microsoft to Bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass Customers

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Post by dleslie »

Spivak wrote: post #48
arcanus wrote: post #29

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Alternatively, MSFT is interested in buying Spotify. They have purchased Swedish companies before..

That would actually be a really cool partnership. * Add OneDrive integration to seemlessly play your music with Spotify. * "Check out this song" Skype integration to share music with each other. Have a Playlist populated from all the songs you've shared with each other. * "Make your highlights epic" easily add the perfect track to your Rocket League snippets. * "What was that song?" Bing integration to play directly…

Yes, please.

Re: Microsoft to Bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass Customers

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Post by remir »

m_mueller wrote: post #11
ben_jones wrote: post #5

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There's two types of streaming service: "Let's vertically integrate this new service we have little experience with for profit and as a funnel to our other product lines" "Let's make a great streaming service that creates enough value for our customer that we remain profitable"

is Apple Music successful despite this flaw (I assume it is from what I've read so far)?

There's no free plan (beyond the trial phase) on Apple Music, so I bet they're making much more money than Spotify.

Re: Microsoft to Bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass Customers

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Post by KGIII »

Spivak wrote: post #48
arcanus wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Alternatively, MSFT is interested in buying Spotify. They have purchased Swedish companies before..

That would actually be a really cool partnership. * Add OneDrive integration to seemlessly play your music with Spotify. * "Check out this song" Skype integration to share music with each other. Have a Playlist populated from all the songs you've shared with each other. * "Make your highlights epic" easily add the perfect track to your Rocket League snippets. * "What was that song?" Bing integration to play directly…

Maybe make it have one click to play the song, live, in a Skype chat. Instead of listening later, it can be easily shared together.

You should email 'em.

Re: Microsoft to Bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass Customers

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Post by remir »

Here's what MS should have done: make Groove available on the web, macOS, Roku, and give more love to the Android/iOS apps. Implement social functionality, Last.fm integration, live performance, innovate more.

I never saw an ad for Groove. For a lot of people, that's just an icon in Windows they'll probably never clicked on. No wonder it failed.

Re: Microsoft to Bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass Customers

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Post by fgonzag »

mfoy_ wrote: post #21
umeshunni wrote: post #19

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> MS has actually been in the business longer than , when their myriad product lines are taken into account. > That said, they didn't execute well. Generalizable to most things Microsoft is involved in.

Their business model is largely a shotgun approach: Go for a plethora of services and products then see what sticks.

Their main problem is that conceive the service as value added for the platform, which is basically non existent now except for Xbox.

If they instead spun off a group of engineers and allowed them to create a great streaming service with no restrictions or handcuffs because windows or office or IE or whatever is being pushed this month, and then use the platform as a value added for the service you would get much better result IMHO.

That would mean develop for every mobile OS + windows and osx as a minimum from the start, not as an afterthought. No windows live or whatever it is called now ( linkable if you want), etc. Things Microsoft would never approve.

Re: Microsoft to Bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass Customers

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Post by fgonzag »

SomeStupidPoint wrote: post #27
Amezarak wrote: post #10

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The old Zune Pass was a pretty good deal. Unlimited streaming plus 10 drm-free mp3s a month. MS has actually been in the streaming music business longer than Spotify, when their myriad product lines are taken into account. That said, they didn't execute well. Zune Music was too dependent on the Zune. Groove had no selling points outside the ms ecosystem.

> MS has actually been in the X business longer than Y, when their myriad product lines are taken into account. > That said, they didn't execute well. This has been the story of any number of MS product lines, unfortunately. Handhelds/smart devices, social media, streaming services, etc. Microsoft is actually really good at recruiting research talent that spots the next trends emerging before they happen and coming u…

We have this great tech. Now shackle it to windows, IE, windows live accounts or any other myriad of things that nobody uses.
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