Samsung Music Hub

Music Hub was a cloud-based music service launched by Samsung. It allowed users to listen to music from a variety of Samsung devices.[1] According to its website, it wanted to create an integrated mobile and web service for listening to music.[2]

History

On May 9, 2012, mSpot published a press release, where it stated that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics.[3] This was followed by a subsequent press release noting the official launch of Music Hub by Samsung.[4]

On May 22, 2014, it had been announced that Samsung Music will be shutting down on July 1, 2014. This spells the disappearance of Samsung Music Hub.[5]

Availability

Initially, the service was launched in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK.[4]

The service was currently available on the Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note II, but reports suggest a wider launch.[6]

Competition

Reports suggest that Samsung may have created the service in order to compete with other companies such as Google and Amazon in the cloud-based streaming music market.[6] Some also note its similarity to other music services such as Spotify.[6]

References
  1. Samsung expects Music Hub to reach competitors' devices, more countries , Engaget
  2. SAMSUNG MUSIC HUB | What you want, when you want Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, Samsung
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "SAMSUNG LAUNCHES MUSIC HUB, OFFERING THE ULTIMATE MOBILE MUSIC SERVICE | mSpot".
  5. "Samsung Music closing July 1". Digital Journal. May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  6. Shane McGlaun (28 January 2013). "Samsung will make Music Hub available to all devices". SlashGear. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
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