Do I see a bit of competition for Pandora, Spotify and those other music sites? I'm a longtime Spotify girl, so it will be interesting to see how their music library compares to Spotify, which seems to have the best music library around. Pricing for the Xbox Music Pass is right on par with their competitors, at $9.99 US a month and $99.99 US for a year subscription. Like Pandora, they do offer a free option that will have ads. Streaming on Windows 8 will remain free. Anyone planning on switching now that this is available? The web app is available now and can be listened to here.
Via Geekwire
the company is pushing out many features first to Windows and Windows Phone, aiming to make the experience on its own platforms best and first. For example, a new feature in Windows 8.1 automatically creates Xbox Music playlists by scanning websites for songs, using the sharing feature inside the Microsoft operating system.
Via Geekwire