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Rdio. Music Streaming service. Not sure what happened after they closed up shop but the UI was beautiful and they had great performance.
by valleyjo 8y ago
Rdio. Music Streaming service. Not sure what happened after they closed up shop but the UI was beautiful and they had great performance.
- dictum 8y agoI really miss Rdio! Just disagree on the performance a bit. The UI was fluid, but their network performance would take a hit from how their API had been designed: every action on the app would trigger a large JSON payload download (and sometimes upload). It definitely felt nicer than Spotify.
- zorked 8y agoI was sad when I had to switch to Spotify. Rdio was clean. Even today I don't understand Spotify. Rdio also had an amazing recommendation engine from Echo Nest. Even though that company got bought by Spotify it took them a long time after the acquisition before they had decent recommendations.
- cricalix 8y agoSomething I've been trying recently is the Spotify progressive web app. Pros: Snappier to use, faster to open, never see the "Updating spotify" interstitial. Cons: Spotify quits when I cmd-q Chrome, completely different UI layout to the thick client, doesn't understand the OS-level media control keys.
- a13n 8y agoVenture backed, took a big bet on Vdio that the market didn't care for, probably couldn't meet growth goals compared to their burn.
- ackbar03 8y agoFailing cause of taking vc money seems to be a recurring theme..
- rorykoehler 8y agoWhy I'm bootstrapping my new startup
- shazzdeeds 8y agoThe interface got rolled into Pandora Premium after they were acquired.
- JMTQp8lwXL 8y agoAfter Rdio was cancelled, I never bothered to sign up for another streaming service. I, too, miss their beautiful UI.
- alexis_fr 8y agoWhyd, an audio platform for unfindable records. Closed and recovered as OSS by the former dev of the company as « OpenWhyd », and still accessible for free on a server, but he’s getting tired.