Sprint is partnering up with Spotify

TECHi's Author Louie Baur
Opposing Author Recode Read Source Article
Last Updated
TECHi's Take
Louie Baur
Louie Baur
  • Words 78
  • Estimated Read 1 min

Just because AT&T has Beats Music in its corner doesn’t mean that other carriers can’t offer a few audio-themed deals of their own. Case in point, Sprint: Recode claims that the network is announcing a partnership with Spotify that will offer discounts on the streaming service’s Premium tier, including group bargains for Framily plan customers. Naturally, Sprint would continue to offer carrier billing; there would also be free Spotify trials to persuade fence-sitters.

Recode

Recode

  • Words 129
  • Estimated Read 1 min
Read Article

Sprint and Spotify are working to push the streaming music service out to the wireless carrier’s customers. A planned tie-up between the two companies, similar to one already under way with AT&T and Beats Music, will feature free Spotify trials for Sprint customers and will give them the ability to pay for the service using the carrier’s billing system, according to people familiar with the plan. Some Sprint customers may also qualify for discounts on Spotify’s premium service, which costs $9.99 a month. Sprint plans on announcing the deal at an event in New York City on April 29, sources say. The deal will require approval from the music labels that license their music to Spotify, so it’s possible that the pact could be delayed.

Source

NOTE: TECHi Two-Takes are the stories we have chosen from the web along with a little bit of our opinion in a paragraph. Please check the original story in the Source Button below.

Balanced Perspective

TECHi weighs both sides before reaching a conclusion.

TECHi’s editorial take above outlines the reasoning that supports this position.

More Two Takes from Recode

Microsoft might be willing to fund a Yahoo acquisition
Microsoft might be willing to fund a Yahoo acquisition

Remember that time Yahoo turned down a $44.6 billion acquisition offer from Microsoft? Well, here we are eight years later and Microsoft…

Google and Microsoft are backing Apple’s legal filing against the FBI
Google and Microsoft are backing Apple’s legal filing against the FBI

Shortly after Apple CEO Tim Cook reaffirmed his belief that helping the FBI break the iPhone's encryption would harm both his…

Cisco is spending $1.4 billion to begin its Internet of Things expansion
Cisco is spending $1.4 billion to begin its Internet of Things expansion

Expanding into the emerging Internet of Things market shouldn't be too hard for Cisco considering how it's the largest manufacturer of networking…

Marissa Mayer has written a kill list for Yahoo’s employees
Marissa Mayer has written a kill list for Yahoo’s employees

The fate of Yahoo's employees is being determined by where they are on the new kill list that CEO Marissa…