Software:WiMP
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| Original author(s) | WiMP Music |
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| Developer(s) | Aspiro |
| Initial release | February 19, 2010 |
| Stable release | 2.4.1
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, MeeGo |
| Platform | Adobe Air, cross-platform |
| Available in | Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Polish |
| Type | Music |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
WiMP was a music streaming service available on mobile devices, tablets, network players and computers. WiMP offered high quality music and podcasts for users to enjoy. WiMP also offered a HiFi-product with FLAC/ALAC.[1] WiMP has since been merged with Tidal.[2]
History
WiMP was developed by Aspiro AS and the Norwegian music store chain Platekompaniet AS. It was first launched in Norway in February 2010.
On January 30, 2015,[3][4] it was announced that Aspiro AB had been acquired by Project Panther Bidco Ltd., which is indirectly owned by S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.[5] The company was controlled by Shawn Corey Carter, better known by his stage name, Jay-Z. Aspiro AB was sold for 464 million SEK, which is about €50 million or US$56 million. However, WiMP would later merge with Tidal under the Tidal name.[2]
Cost and availability
WiMP is funded by paid subscriptions such as, music fees, and subscriptions. As of 2012,[6] WiMP is available in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Poland.[7]
Tidal
The service is also available in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg,[8] France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey,[9] where it is known as Tidal;[10] and emphasizes the high-fidelity lossless mode, but the other modes, "High" and "Normal", are also available. Tidal claims to have 80 million tracks.
Last.fm integration
The application is integrated with Last.fm allowing a track to be "scrobbled".[citation needed]
Catalog and editorial experience
WiMP gives access to a music library of some 25 million tracks. WiMP has local editors in each country it operates, to present the local and international music and in-app magazines also available online. WiMP also offers music videos, so far available in the Android-client.[11]
Mobile devices
WiMP is compatible with, Android,[12] iOS,[13] Symbian, MeeGo,[14] Windows Phone 7, and Windows Phone 8, as well as Squeezebox, Sonos, Simple Audio, Auralic, Teufel and Bluesound.[15]
See also
- Last.fm
- rara.com
- Spotify
- Grooveshark
- Guvera
- Soundtracker (music streaming)
- List of online music databases
- Comparison of online music stores
References
- ↑ "WiMP - Love Music. Love Audio". http://www.wimpmusic.com/wweb/specials/audio.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wimp and Tidal services merge
- ↑ "NewsWeb". http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?messageId=370077.
- ↑ "Online Music". https://spotifystorm.com/5-advantages-of-using-online-music-streaming-platforms.
- ↑ "Aspiro: Statement by Aspiro's independent bid committee in relation to Project Panther Bidco's public takeover offer - Business Wire". 30 January 2015. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150129006738/en/Aspiro-Statement-Aspiro%E2%80%99s-independent-bid-committee-relation.
- ↑ "Award-winning music streaming service WiMP opens beta in Poland today". News Powered by Cision. http://news.cision.com/wimp-music/r/award-winning-music-streaming-service-wimp-opens-beta-in-poland-today,c9338731.
- ↑ "Wimp website info". 22 October 2016. http://about.wimpmusic.com/wweb/index/.
- ↑ "TIDAL - Aspiro". http://www.aspiro.com/tidal/.
- ↑ TIDAL [@TIDAL] (10 March 2015). "Hello! We are now live in France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Turkey. Get started:". https://twitter.com/TIDAL/status/575234742922186752.
- ↑ "TIDAL". http://www.tidalhifi.com/.
- ↑ "WiMP continues expansion of HiFi streaming service from mobile to desktop, with an additional new launch of music videos into the editorial experience". News Powered by Cision. http://news.cision.com/wimp-music/r/wimp-continues-expansion-of-hifi-streaming-service-from-mobile-to-desktop--with-an-additional-new-la,c9541449.
- ↑ "mobile-ent.biz - mobile-ent Resources and Information.". http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/35746/Aspiro-streaming-music-to-Android-devices.
- ↑ "WiMP - Musikktjenesten for deg som elsker musikk". WiMP. http://wimp.no/site/web3/view.ftl?page=iPhone.
- ↑ "Opera Mobile Store". http://store.ovi.com/publisher/Aspiro%20Music/.
- ↑ "WiMP - Musikktjenesten for deg som elsker musikk". WiMP. https://wimp.no/wweb/download/.
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