Nokia Launches Free Music Streaming Service Discussion

[Grant Hatchimonji]

Nokia Lumia owners now have exclusive access to Nokia Music, a no-cost, advertisement-free music streaming app currently featuring over 150 playlists that just launched today.

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[Hook]

I can't help but be wary from the my experiences in the old days with OVI. Almost all Nokia attempts to become a services provider have been unmitigated disasters. The exception is their mapping service, but there they simply acquired a company that knew how to do it and there was a lot more room for doing it better than anyone else. I hope they really do come up with something worthwhile, but I can't help thinking that simply working out a licensing deal with Microsoft for Zune, since that is their ecosystem now anyway, would have been a better use of resources. If they offered an elite Zune experience for free or at a discount, that would be a strong selling point.

However, I'll wait and see. I still have great affection for Nokia (though not OVI) and really would like them to succeed.