Background: Cloud-based music services major manufacturers

Cloud-based digital music service in 2011, one of the biggest technology trends, and the digital music market is expected to take a new level. The following is a cloud-based world music competitions some of the major players.

 

6 June, Apple launched its streaming music service "icloud's." The user's iTunes library will scan the identification tag of the songs from the music files, including the four have blocked a major label deal with Apple. Then the user will get instant access to the server and not upload these tracks or albums, from a compatible device. The service will cost per year $ 24.99.

 

10 May, Google launched a cloud-based music service "Music beta." It allows users to upload to Google's cloud servers and network from any connected device Android flow of 20,000 songs. However, Google did not come with the major record companies license agreement, users can not share their music tunes from the beta version of Google or purchase new songs, the service is essentially a huge cloud hard drive. It is currently only country in the United States.

 

March 29, Amazon.com announced its cloud storage service music, "Claude Drive" launched. It provides customers the Amazon Web server the five gigabytes of free storage space, equivalent to about 2,000 songs and a variety of digital files to pay 20 dollars for 20 gigabytes of programs. Amazon's cloud services not from the major record companies license, saying that the MP3 download original license is still valid.

 

December 2010, Sony launched a music service "Music Unlimited" in the UK and Republic of Ireland brand. It provides 600 million and major record labels on board all the songs in the two monthly price list. PC users can sync on Sony's Internet-connected devices such as PS3, play their personal libraries and Music Unlimited playlists, Bravia LCD HDTVs, Blu-ray players, the service is now available in the U.S., France , Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. This is due in April worldwide moratorium on Sony's PlayStation Network hackers.

 

A Swedish company launched in October 2008 Spotify is a streaming service in the European pop music. It can instantly listen to nearly 13 million songs. Users can register offline access to and use of advertising and paid advertising mobile phones, free subscription free account. According to the British Cable, Spotify users in September 2010 reached 10 million, of which one million paying members.