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Mayelana nokusakaza umculo, ezinyangeni zamuva nje iSpotify futhi kukhulunywe ngayo kamuva nje isevisi yomculo ezayo evela kwa-Apple, engicabanga ukuthi kufanele ibizwe nge-"Apple Music". Vele, izimbangi zikaSpotify ezibizwa nge-Rdio akufanele zinganakwa futhi. Yize le nsizakalo inesabelo semakethe esincane kakhulu kune-Spotify, inokuningi esingakunikeza futhi ifuna ukuguqula isimo semakethe sibe yinzuzo yayo. Ukuze amsize enze lokhu, unokubhalisa okusha okushibhile.

Umagazini BuzzFeed ukwaziswa, ukuthi i-Rdio ifuna ukuheha labo abanentshisekelo yokusakaza umculo kunketho entsha yokubhalisa ebizwa ngokuthi i-Rdio Select, lapho umsebenzisi ezokhokha inani elivumayo lika-$3,99 (eliguqulelwe kumacrown angu-100) ngenyanga. Ngale ntengo, umsebenzisi uthola ithuba lokulalela izinhla zokudlalayo ezilungiselelwe isevisi ye-Rdio ngaphandle kwezikhangiso nangaphandle kwemikhawulo. Ngakho-ke, isibonelo, uzokwazi ukweqa izingoma ngendlela athanda ngayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, intengo ifaka phakathi inombolo ekhawulelwe yokulandwa okungu-25 ozikhethele yona ngosuku.

Ekhuluma ngokubhaliselwe okusha, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Rdio u-Anthony Bay uthe izingoma ezingu-25 ngosuku ziyivolumu ezovumela inkampani ukuthi inikeze izikhokhelo ngaphansi kuka-$4 ngaphandle kokuphula ibhange. Ngokusho kwe-Bay, lena futhi ivolumu eyanele yomculo, njengoba abasebenzisi abaningi belalela izingoma ezingaphansi kwamashumi amabili nanhlanu ngosuku.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Anthony Bay uphinde waveza ukuthi uRdio ngeke aliphonse ithawula ekulaleleni umculo mahhala. Ngakho inkampani ayihlosile ukulandela ezinyathelweni zeSpotify futhi isakaze umculo wamahhala osindwe ngokukhangisa. Mayelana nalokhu, uBay uvumelane nomculi uTaylor Swift, owathi ukulalela umculo ozikhethele umsebenzisi akufanele kube mahhala.

Okwamanje, i-Rdio Select eshibhile izotholakala kuphela emazweni akhethiwe, okuhlanganisa i-United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa kanye ne-India. E-Czech Republic, ngeshwa kuzodingeka senze okuthile ngokubhaliselwe okuvamile kwe-Rdio Unlimited, lapho i-Rdio ikhokhisa imiqhele engu-165 ngenyanga. Kukhona futhi inguqulo ye-Rdio Web ekhawulelwe esipheqululini sewebhu. Uzokhokha imiqhele engaphezudlwana kuka-80 ngalokhu.

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Kodwa akuyona i-Rdio kuphela ethatha izinyathelo ngenhloso yokufisa ukwenza izinsizakalo zayo zikhange nakakhulu futhi zinqobe umhlaba womculo. Baphinde basebenze kanzima kwa-Apple. 9 ku5Mac kulethwa ulwazi oluthe xaxa mayelana nenkonzo yomculo ezayo evela eCupertino. I-Apple kubikwa ukuthi ihlela ukwenza i-"Apple Music" ikhetheke ngesici somphakathi futhi izilandele yona yodwa imizamo yangaphambilini yokwakha inkundla yokuxhumana yomculo ebizwa ngokuthi i-Ping.

Ngokusho kolwazi olunikezwe "abantu abasondelene ne-Apple", abadlali kufanele bakwazi ukuphatha ikhasi labo ngaphakathi kwenkonzo, lapho bezokwazi ukulayisha amasampula omculo, izithombe, amavidiyo noma ulwazi mayelana namakhonsathi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abaculi kuthiwa bazokwazi ukweseka bodwa futhi bahehe ekhasini labo, isibonelo, i-albhamu yomculi onobungane.

Abasebenzisi bensizakalo bazokwazi ukuphawula futhi "bathande" okuthunyelwe okuhlukahlukene ngenxa ye-akhawunti yabo ye-iTunes, kodwa ngeke babe nekhasi labo elitholakalayo. Ngakho-ke kulokho, uzothatha indlela ehlukile kunaleyo ayenzile nge-Ping ekhanseliwe.

Umsebenzi wamaciko kufanele ube ngesinye sezici ezibalulekile ze-Apple Music. Nokho, okufakwe kokuthi Izilungiselelo enguqulweni yakamuva ye-beta kanjiniyela ye-iOS 8.4 kuphakamisa ukuthi kuzokwazi ukucisha lesi sici futhi usebenzise i-Apple Music njengesevisi yomculo "engenalutho". Kodwa-ke, kulabo abanentshisekelo, inkundla yokuxhumana izoba yingxenye ye-Apple Music ku-iOS, i-Android ne-Mac.

Imithombo enolwazi ithi isevisi entsha yomculo ye-Apple izohlanganiswa ngokugcwele ne-iOS 8.4 uhlelo lokusebenza lomculo oluklanywe kabusha ngokuphawulekayo. Abasebenzisi besevisi ye-Beats Music ekhona bazokwazi-ke ukudlulisa kalula wonke amaqoqo abo omculo. Izinsizakalo ze-iTunes Match kanye ne-iTunes Radio kufanele zigcinwe ngenhloso yokuhambisana ne-Apple Music ngokusebenza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-iTunes Radio izothola ukuthuthukiswa futhi kufanele igxile kakhulu esicelweni esiqondiswe endaweni.

Kufanele silindele ukwethulwa kwe-Apple Music engqungqutheleni yonjiniyela yalo nyaka i-WWDC, ethe izoqala ngoJuni 8. Ngaphezu kwesevisi entsha yomculo, kuzokwethulwa inguqulo entsha ye-iOS ne-OS X, futhi kulindeleke isizukulwane esisha se-Apple TV.

Umthombo: I-9to5mac, buzzfeed
Photo: UJoseph Thornton

 

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