Today we’re launching the new Ubuntu One Music Store. Make any purchase, get free music streaming for 6 months! http://bit.ly/QaOJc4
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+Simon Phipps What do you mean it's not competitive? Do Google or Amazon give you immediate full access to everything in their stores or something? Or do you just assume everyone will use Google Play, because Google owns Android, and Amazon if people are using a Kindle or iPhone? Of the three, Ubuntu One was first to market, and yes, it does work all over the world.Sep 12, 2012
No, I mean Google and Amazon both offer unlimited, non-expiring streaming in addition to downloads and syncing of music purchased from their stores, but at present only offer it to US customers. Spotify offers unlimited streaming of all music in their store plus syncing with a subscription and downloads for a per-track fee. This store seems to ask me both to pay for the track and to pay to stream it.Sep 12, 2012- +Simon Phipps Unlike Amazon, Ubuntu One doesn't differentiate between music you purchased in the store, vs. music you purchased elsewhere and uploaded to Ubuntu One, for the purposes of streaming. If you wish to upload your music to Amazon and stream it, you'll have to pay extra if you upload more than 250 songs as well. Google also has a limit on external songs you can upload for free. And as you stated, they only offer it in the US. Saying it is not competitive is a misunderstanding of all the offerings available. They all have slghtly different limits, feature sets, and pricing.Sep 12, 2012
- Just saying I've not hit Google's limit yet & I have a LOT of music. So Canonical's product is like Google's but with no free streaming option.Sep 12, 2012
- +Simon Phipps Is the streaming client for Google Play open source?Sep 12, 2012
- Doubtful. Probably made with it though.Sep 13, 2012
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