Apple unveils iTunes Radio - Il Sole 24 Ore

Into The new iTunes Radio offers 200 radio stations issues. One, for example, collects folk songs on twitter. The user can intervene in the selection that is offered jumping song or saying algorithm not proporgliela more. The song can be shared on social networks. They can also be created their own stations. What’s missing compared to traditional streaming services? The possibility of choosing a single song. What’s more? Apple, thanks to long-standing agreements with the majors, promises to offer a preview of songs than their competitors. And then there’s the commercial: the service is free with advertising, even without advertising or free if you subscribe to iTunes Match (which costs $ 24.99 per year). The user base, thanks to integration with iTunes, is very large and can embarrass the competitors from Pandora yesterday that in fact sold on the Stock Exchange after the announce ment.