Music Hub was a cloud-based music service launched by

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. It allowed users to listen to music from a variety of Samsung devices. According to its website, it wanted to create an integrated mobile and web service for listening to music.

History

On May 9, 2012,

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published a

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, where it stated that it had been acquired by

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. This was followed by a subsequent press release noting the official launch of Music Hub by Samsung. Samsung Music shut down on July 1, 2014, which resulted in the dissolution of the Samsung Music Hub.

Availability

Initially, the service was launched in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK. The service was available on the

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and

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, with initial reports suggesting a wider launch was intended.

Competition

Reports suggest that Samsung may have created the service in order to compete with other companies such as

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and

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in the cloud-based streaming music market. Some also note its similarity to other music services such as

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References

External links

Samsung Incallui FunctionsFakaza MP3 Music Website
{{Samsung Electronics Music Hub