Samsung to shut down Milk Music streaming service in September
Samsung on Monday announced it will officially end Milk Music streaming services in September, bringing an end to the company's in-house product that launched in the U.S. only two years ago.
Samsung has decided to "invest in a partner model" as it looks to integrate third-party music services into its lineup of Galaxy devices, the company said in a statement.
"We believe that working with partners will accelerate innovation, enhance device sales and provide amazing new experiences for our customers," Samsung said.
Milk Music launched in 2014 as a streaming service exclusive to Samsung devices. The company later tacked on Milk Video and Milk VR to round out the brand's multimedia offering, but the platforms failed to gain traction. Milk Video died in 2015 and when Milk Music shuts down next month, Milk VR will be the lone survivor.
Earlier this year, reports suggested Samsung was looking to offload Milk Music after seeing poor subscriber numbers and low returns on significant investments.
At the time, the Korean company was said to be planning an exit strategy involving a tie-up with Tidal, the upstart streaming service owned by rapper Jay-Z. A Samsung representative later told AppleInsider that those rumors were false.
Underscoring the intense competition facing streaming industry rivals, Tidal is now rumored to be in "exploratory talks" with Apple over a potential acquisition. As it stands, Apple Music is one of only three major providers to see success in streaming, the other two being Pandora and market leader Spotify.
Samsung's Milk Music will cease operations on Sept. 22.
Samsung has decided to "invest in a partner model" as it looks to integrate third-party music services into its lineup of Galaxy devices, the company said in a statement.
"We believe that working with partners will accelerate innovation, enhance device sales and provide amazing new experiences for our customers," Samsung said.
Milk Music launched in 2014 as a streaming service exclusive to Samsung devices. The company later tacked on Milk Video and Milk VR to round out the brand's multimedia offering, but the platforms failed to gain traction. Milk Video died in 2015 and when Milk Music shuts down next month, Milk VR will be the lone survivor.
Earlier this year, reports suggested Samsung was looking to offload Milk Music after seeing poor subscriber numbers and low returns on significant investments.
At the time, the Korean company was said to be planning an exit strategy involving a tie-up with Tidal, the upstart streaming service owned by rapper Jay-Z. A Samsung representative later told AppleInsider that those rumors were false.
Underscoring the intense competition facing streaming industry rivals, Tidal is now rumored to be in "exploratory talks" with Apple over a potential acquisition. As it stands, Apple Music is one of only three major providers to see success in streaming, the other two being Pandora and market leader Spotify.
Samsung's Milk Music will cease operations on Sept. 22.
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The video seems to have been taken down where he states he's gonna have "a ceremonial iPhone burning" during the Milk Music reveal.
Poor guy probably regrets it...
JK he later tweeted from an iPhone
http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-endorser-adam-levine-tweets-from-iphone/#!
You walk into an exam knowing full well that you haven't done any prep. Not to worry though; you have a cunning plan. You're going to sit by the smartest guy in the class and copy bits of his paper. You know that he writes more slowly than you because he's a bit of a thinker; you reckon you can just snatch a few paragraphs here and there and cobble together a decent paper, even if your writing styles are completely different. Along the way, you can make your paper look more original by adding fluff that hasn't really got anything to do with the subject at hand, but should be enough to impress the examiners.
You are shocked when you score an 'F'.
I like this to be an acronym for everything Samsung does - ASSS!
Your analogy is wrong. Apple isn't doing well on the test because it has the best ideas, it is eating into Spotify because it owns the platform. It copies as much as Samsung does.
I am sorry you completely missed his point and what Rayz said was actually kind of funny and describes the situation exactly. People who copy tend to loose in the end are completely surprise when they do loose.
Oh that's right, his Startup Lab named...Milk.
Well...I'll be damned.