After some well deserved R&R – this blog is back. While I was struggling to enjoy some time off – Spotify finally managed to go live in the US, execute a successful marketing campaign (as usual) and then they went and got slapped with their first law suit for patent infringement. The law suit …

This is an interesting release in all its weirdness. If you are wondering what the title “Medulla Oblongata” means, more info can be found here.

Spotify closing in on the US

It seems that a Spotify US release is imminent. For real this time. Multiple sources report that Spotify has signed a deal with Universal. Sony Music and EMI are both already onboard, and so only Warner remain and they too are rumoured to be close. Worth keeping in …

Hello iCloud
The big thing this week was of course the Apple WWDC and the official unveiling of the iCloud. Examined from a macro perspective it seems clear that Apple tries hard to stay true to the user centric approach that have made Apple what it is today. “It just works”, said Jobs repeatedly during …

FaceSpot? Facebook and Spotify partner up – rumours say

The story that caused the most buzz this week was the rumour that Spotify and Facebook are to launch a music service together. The origin of the rumour was a piece in Forbes written by Parmy Olsen.

Olsen writes that the service “could be launched in as …

Apple closing in on the cloud

Mashable reports that Apple has signed a licensing deal with EMI for their upcoming cloud music service. As Apple already has a deal in place with Warner, and rumours say that Sony and Universal are to be onboard soon, the music giant might just announce the …