Amazon launches a music service to compete with Apple and Spotify

The e-commerce giant Amazon, search custumers in other sectors. The company led by Jeff Bezos has launched a new streaming music service, in the style of other competitors such as Apple or Spotify.

The platform, Amazon Music Unlimited, will have a subscription price of $ 3.99, well below the average for this type of service. However, this amount will only be for customers with the Echo speakers US Company. For others, it will rise to $ 7.99 for those who have an Amazon Prime account and $ 9.99 for the rest.

With this price difference, Amazon seeks to strengthen its commitment to the Echo, able to respond to voice commands smart device. Steve Boom, head of Amazon Music, told that the first wave of streaming music has been led by mobile and defended the new growth will come from its use in homes.

Amazon and enters a growing market but with problems for companies that are in it. The payment of duties much of the income so that companies like Pandora or Spotify have been troubled for monetization takes. This can compensate the company if he can attract and improve the number of its customers Amazon Prime.