I imagine other MOG subscribers received this email today from Ian C Rogers, Beats Music CEO <iancrogers at beatsmusic dot com>.
I'm not a fan of the Beats Dr Dre headphones, but it sounds as if the streaming service could be a good product. It's interesting to me that they put so much emphasis on human-curated stations, and not on having X million tracks on-demand (though of course they'll have both). For me the two main take-home points of the email are (a) it's a new app, and (b) SB isn't in their current offerings. No surprises there. The question is whether SB will get on their radar screen by April 15, when MOG shuts down. INTRODUCING BEATS MUSIC. *Available on the App Store* Thanks sincerely for your loyalty to MOG. It means everything to us that you stuck with us while we created the next generation of streaming music services, Beats Music, using the great foundation of the MOG team and product. As you may know, Beats purchased MOG more than a year ago because we too were in love with its fidelity, simplicity, and mobile capabilities. Our goal was to go a step beyond where MOG or any other service had gone, to be more than a server, to be of service to the listener. We wanted to build an app that helped us discover music the way we discover music, through trusted curators, but that uses computers for what theyre good at, personalizing an experience to bring the right song, right now. DOWNLOAD THE APP TO START LISTENING The result is Beats Music, an app now available for iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, Web, and Sonos, an app that not only has all the on-demand subscription features you came to love in MOG but also more ways to find the right song to listen to right now than any other app on the planet. With Beats Music you should always be one hand and a maximum of five seconds away from something great to listen to without needing to think or type in a search box. If youd like to search or build your own playlist, please do. But on those many moments when youre looking for a quick fix, Beats Music delivers. WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH AT&T? Exclusively with AT&T, you can get the Beats Music Family Plan with 5 accounts across 10 devices for $14.99/month and a 3 month trial. Individual Plans with AT&T will be $9.99/month with a one month trial. *Will MOG shut down?* Yes. After April 15th, MOG will no longer be available in the US. Monthly billing will stop on March 15th and yearly subscriptions will be refunded on a prorated basis. Between now and then we will offer tools to help make your transition easier. Stay tuned for more information on those tools. See for yourself. Download the app and hit play. -[followed by icons for apps for iOS, Android, and Windows.]- Nothing high-end, but music anywhere I want it, and it's '100% wind powered' (http://www.cleancurrents.com/). 'MSI single-core Atom mini-desktop' (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856167032) ('Debian' (http://www.debian.org/) Squeeze 6.0.x) feeding: Living room: 'SB Touch' (http://www.stereophile.com/mediaservers/logitech_squeezebox_touch_network_music_player/index.html) > 'NAD C325 BEE' (http://nadelectronics.com/products/hifi-amplifiers/C-325BEE-Stereo-Integrated-Amplifier?products/hifi-amplifiers/C325BEE-Stereo-Integrated-Amplifier) > 'Vandersteen 1' (http://www.vandersteen.com/pages/1clit.html); Kitchen/Dining: 'SB2' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20050428023747/http://www.slimdevices.com/) > 'AudioSource Amp100' (http://www.amazon.com/AudioSource-AMP-100-2-Channel-Bridgeable-Amplifier/dp/B00026BQJ6) > 2 pair of 'Polk RC60i' (http://www.polkaudio.com/customaudio/rci/index.php?s=rc60i); Basement: 'SB2' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20050428023747/http://www.slimdevices.com/) > 'JVC JA-S44' (http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=204813) > 'ESS Tempest LS8' (http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/205237-ess_tempest_ls_8_speakers/); Bedroom: 'SB Radio' (http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-audio-receivers-dars/logitech-squeezebox-radio-black/4505-6470_7-33770452.html); Study: 'Squeezelite local player' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97046-Announce-Squeezelite-a-small-headless-squeezeplay-emulator-for-linux-(alsa-only)&highlight=squeezelite) > 'Klipsch ProMedia 2.0' (http://www.klipsch.com/promedia-ultra-2-0-computer-speaker-system); Backyard deck: 'SB Receiver' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Receiver) > 'AudioSource Amp100' (http://www.amazon.com/AudioSource-AMP-100-2-Channel-Bridgeable-Amplifier/dp/B00026BQJ6) > 'Polk Atrium 45' (http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/atrium/index.php#atrium45); Kid's bedroom: 'Boom' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Boom); Roaming controllers: Retina iPad with Squeezepad & iPeng, iPod touch with iPeng, 3 'SB Duet Controllers' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Controller), various SB infrared remotes, 'Nokia N800' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N800); In the bullpen (boxed up and ready to use if one of the above quits): 'SB3' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20051210015952/http://slimdevices.com/) and one more 'SB Receiver' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Receiver) http://www.last.fm/user/aubuti/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100758
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