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Amazon to Introduce Streaming Music Service This Summer, Only Offering Songs 6-Months or Older
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Amazon only says that the service will not have music that has been released in the last six month. Otherwise, they don't say what music they will have in their service. Amazon's instant video is good but, the free video you get through Prime is generally terrible. Seeing how this is essentially a free service for those that get Prime, I have to imagine that the service's music catalog is only a small subset of what they currently sell.
I will never complain about adding more services to my prime account
^ This says it all if you are a Prime member.
Depends on what kind of music you listen to. For me, I like what sounds fresh and new and then I'm sick of it after a month or 2 and probably won't ever care to listen to it again. That's why a subscription service like this or Beats Music makes a lot of sense for me. I almost never buy songs on iTunes because they'll just become dead weight.
Cue the dude saying cue the dude to the dude who's cueing cues in the cuefactory.
I will never complain about adding more services to my prime account
Until they jack up the price of Prime to cover the costs of whatever new services they've added.
BTW, interesting language in this announcement. Amazon is excluding not only students, but also their loyal Prime members who paid the $79 rate before they raised rates this past March.
Possibly the most puzzling headline ever. I guess they meant, "Only Songs More than 6 Months Old."
Even at $99 prime is a deal if you order online. Free two-day shipping that usually still comes in 1 day, or overnight it for $3.99 until 6:00pm the same day.
You are probably right. As the old saying goes.... "You get what you pay for"
Agreed. I wish they had an "add-on" option for Prime members to get more stuff streaming. If I had to pay an extra $5/month or whatever I would. The selection is indeed pretty terrible.
EXACTLY !
With HBO shows and movies now being offered on Prime and now this. It's just icing on the cake and justifies the $99. And the Dolby sound from the Kindle Fire HD series kicks butt.
I may give this a try since I am a prime member. It's not going to cost me anything extra to check it out.
As a prime member myself, I'll be checking it out as well.
I will never complain about adding more services to my prime account
Agreed.
I think you are looking at this the right way--and the way Amazon wants their Prime customers to look at it. Not really in competition with Spotify (I am a paid Spotify subscriber)--but really a music version of their Prime movie and TV collection. And it gives those 20 million Prime customers something else added to what most really wanted when they signed on to Prime--free two day shipping.
Free?
In what universe is this free? Considering Amazon just increased the price of Prime by $20, this is hardly "free." You are defacto paying for this crappy service through the increased fee.
In what universe is this free? Considering Amazon just increased the price of Prime by $20, this is hardly "free." You are defacto paying for this crappy service through the increased fee.
Actually, the opposite. Great for people who are actually into the music. Not good at all for people who are into the latest fads and styles.
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Well I'm still signed up for the student pricing right now. So I paid $39 for a year, and next year I'll pay $49. Not too bad.
Really, 6 months and older is not bad. To be honest, I usually just buy the music that I want, as I have never gotten any of the subscription sites to offer me the music that I want to listen to.
But then again, I tend to stick with mostly musical soundtracks with some bluegrass and clean comedy.
As for Amazon's video content, I find it suits my tastes well, so I am hopeful that the music will as well.
But then again, I tend to stick with mostly musical soundtracks with some bluegrass and clean comedy.
As for Amazon's video content, I find it suits my tastes well, so I am hopeful that the music will as well.