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US only whereas all their main competitors are available in more markets and have more features (from what I've seen through the I/O demo of the service). Defin
by k-mcgrady 14y ago
US only whereas all their main competitors are available in more markets and have more features (from what I've seen through the I/O demo of the service). Definitely starting on the back foot.
- Zikes 14y agoWasn't Spotify UK-only when it first started? Music licensing is a difficult and likely very expensive thing. It's reasonable to assume they're launching US-only and building revenue first, then tackling worldwide as they are able.
- k-mcgrady 14y agoIt was started in Sweden so I presume they launched there. The UK was one of the early markets though but they were in several European countries very quickly. I know that licensing is difficult and takes time but Google has plenty of money. They don't need to build revenue in one country before they can launch in another. They need to launch everywhere to get uptake on this, especially when the market is so competitive.