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Music online radio and Apple's Beats 1 radio station

11.06.2015

At the WWDC 2015 event, Apple introduced a new music service called Music.

Apple claims that its service is different from all competitors in that it has incorporated all the best that exists in this market. Like other similar platforms, Music will be able to take into account the preferences of each user in order to provide the most suitable music for him.

Apple itself calls the new online radio service with an emphasis on the social component. The fact is that users will be able to comment on albums or tracks that sound on the air. Of course, information about each artist will also be available, including the ability to read the feed on twitter and see photos on Instagram. Another distinctive feature is the presence in the service of not only music, but also video clips.

Separately, a radio station called Beats 1 will be created. It will stand out among others in that the selection of musical compositions for it will be made up of people, not a program.

The service will become available on June 30. The first three months of use will be free. After that, a month of using Apple Music will cost $10. Immediately at the start, the platform will be available in more than 100 countries around the world. In addition to Apple devices, the service can be run on Windows PCs and even on Android. True, the last OS will receive such an opportunity only in the fall. By the way, this step is extremely indicative for Apple, since the company often does not extend its "influence" to a competing platform.

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