Google Jumps in "Radio without rules"

[jamesh]

Last one here turn off the transmitter....


http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-google-music-20130515,0,2565243.story

 

[SaltyDog]

Last one here turn off the transmitter...http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-google-music-20130515,0,2565243.story

There are thousands of them to turn off. It will take a long while before that happens.

What I find remarkable about this story is this: Google streaming music service to cost $9.99 a month, would compete with Spotify, Pandora

iHeartRadio wasn't even mentioned. Ouch.

 

[TheBigA]

iHeartRadio wasn't even mentioned. Ouch.

It's a different kind of service. IHeart is free, not subscription. Same with Radio.com or TunedIn.

It also competes with Sirius, costs less, and is available in more places. How do THEY stay in business?

 

[upstate29651]

iHeartRadio wasn't even mentioned. Ouch.

It's a different kind of service. IHeart is free, not subscription. Same with Radio.com or TunedIn.

It also competes with Sirius, costs less, and is available in more places. How do THEY stay in business?

Sirius is mobile. Google is mobile ONLY with top tier unlimited data plans, and even then, it isn't truly audiophile friendly.

Google needs a few more years.

G

 

[TheBigA]

Sirius is mobile.

I get that, but the additive cost of Sirius, cable, cell, and another music service will eat up your whole salary, leaving no money for food.

 

[SaltyDog]

iHeartRadio wasn't even mentioned. Ouch.

It's a different kind of service. IHeart is free, not subscription. Same with Radio.com or TunedIn.

Pandora is free to a point. The business models are different but they are competitors. Margarine isn't
butter but it competes with butter.

TuneIn just aggregates online radio stations, iHeart does that but also let's a user build a custom station, same as Pandora.

It also competes with Sirius, costs less, and is available in more places. How do THEY stay in business?

We're all out of business eventually but I don't see any of these going there any time in the near future.