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Question: Which online services do you use?
- Deezer
- Internet Radio / TuneIn
- Last.fm
- MOG
- Pandora
- Rhapsody/Napster
- Slacker
- Spotify
- Other (i.e. one I've forgotten)
- NONE - I don't use any online services
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OK, wrapping this up after a month and a nice round 100 submissions, I
think we can draw some conclusions.
- Even with Erland's theories of bias, it's clear that the vast
majority of SB owners use online services. In fact only 14% of
participants said they don't use them. Clearly any future support for
the SB ecosystem must offer online capabilities in order to be
successful.
- Internet Radio is the most popular form of online service, with 59%
of participants using it. This shows how important it is to ensure a
partnership with TuneIn or another similar provider can be
maintained.
- Pandora is the second most popular service, which I find surprising
as it's not available in most countries!
- Perhaps less surprising is the popularity of Spotify, as it's taken
over from Rhapsody and Napster as the on-demand service of choice.
- A final note to the "Others", which include BBC iPlayer, Sirius/XM,
and some emerging and localised services such as Quobuz.
In conclusion, there is an obvious need for SBs to continue to access
online services, and any replacement server application or hardware must
be able to meet this need. Thanks to all who contributed.
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