Music Hub was a cloud-based music service launched by Samsung. 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.
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History
On May 9, 2012, mSpot published a press release, where it stated that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics. This was followed by a subsequent press release noting the official launch of Music Hub by Samsung.
On May 22, 2014, Samsung Music will be shutting down on July 1, 2014. This spells the disappearance of Samsung Music Hub.
Availability
Initially, the service was launched in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK.
The service is current available on the Samsung Galaxy SIII and Samsung Galaxy Note II, but reports suggest a wider launch.
Competition
Reports suggest that Samsung may have created the service in order to compete with other companies such as Google and Amazon.com, Inc in the cloud-based streaming music market. Some also note its similarity to other music services such as Spotify