Sezvakaita Facebook, Spotify chave chikuva chinotambira chechitatu-bato zvikumbiro. Sten Garmark, director wepuratifomu, anofunga kuti kukosha kwechokwadi kweSpotify kuri mukusanganiswa kweiyo yakafara mimhanzi katalogi nezvirongwa zvitsva izvi zvinoshandisa mikana kusvika pakakwirira.
Nzvimbo yekugadzira, maererano nemaneja, inobva pa HTML 5 y JavaScript, maviri emhando dzakajairika dzewebhu. “Tine vanhu vanosvika miriyoni gumi vanoongorora zvirongwa zvekushandisa dura redu senge karaoke kana mumhanzi wepombi, zvichienderana nekunakirwa,” anowedzera.
Garmark anokurudzira kushandisa iyo AppFinder kuwana mabhenefiti eaya ma-add-ons. Soundrop, semuenzaniso, inobvumidza iwe kuti uteerere mimhanzi mu'makamuri', sekunge yaive chikamu chakagovaniswa nevamwe vanobatika. Tunewiki, mune yakasarudzika SingStar maitiro, inoshandura chirongwa kuita karaoke, mazwi anoonekwa achienderana nerwiyo.
MoodAgent zvakatonyanya zvemunhu, kugadzirisa rondedzero dzenziyo kuti dzienderane nemafungiro emushandisi. Ndiyo imwe yeanonyanya kufarirwa neayo "happy kukurumidza" modes, iyo inoedza kutiita kuti tifare pakarepo kana "kutsamwa", kusunungura kutsamwa kwemukati. SpotOn Radio ndeye iPhone application, yakavakwa kubva kuSpotify. Yechitanhatu mukuzivikanwa munzvimbo yayo, Sweden, inoshanda sefolara nhepfenyuro inoenderana nekuravira kwemunhu wese.
Iyo yekunyorera mimhanzi sevhisi ine inodarika mamirioni gumi emidziyo, kunyangwe matatu chete anobhadharwa. Spotify haitsanangure kuti ndedzipi dziri Premium, ine mukana usingaperi we10 euros pamwedzi, uye ndeapi asina muganho, nehafu yemutengo asi anongowanikwa pamakomputa. Nhamba yenziyo paSpotify inoramba ichikura, ivo vari 16 mamiriyoni, uye inotoshanda munyika gumi nenhatu. Zvinonyanya kukosha kuti muSweden, kunobva chitoro chemimhanzi ichi, ndeche chetatu chevanhu. MuEurope ndiyo yechipiri muchikamu chayo, chete kuseri kweTunes, Apple showcase.
Spotify yakahwina kufarirwa nemakambani ekurekodha nekuzviratidza seimwe inonakidza imwe nzira yepiracy. Kubva payakatangwa muna 2008 yakabhadhara 250 mamiriyoni emadhora kune vane kodzero. Muna 2011 chete vakabhadhara mamiriyoni 180.
mabviro: El Pais