But it's possible many of us will be using cloud music systems in the not-far-off future.
Amazon and Google launched their services without an agreement with the labels, and users of their cloud music services must upload their music.
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It's also been a long time coming, which gives ammo to skeptics who say cloud music has been the "next big thing" for years now.
The company said that Omnifone, a cloud music service provider, is providing the back-end for the service, including content management, music hosting and reporting functions.
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Regardless, we believe reaching cloud music deals would be a great start and further distance AAPL from GOOG, AMZN, MSFT, and others, which in the last 10 years or so have failed to put even a minor dent to iTunes.
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It will add all the music you own to your Xbox Music cloud catalog, including music acquired through other services.
The big use-case for Cloud is music and Apple lead the way, through iTunes and Cloud storage.
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This is no half-hearted effort: Microsoft intends to compete in every variety of music consumption, including streaming, user-defined Internet radio, subscription-based music, an online music store and cloud-based music storage, taking on everyone in the market, including Pandora, Spotify and even Apple.
Customers can use the app to play music stored on their Cloud Player and music stored locally on their device.
Apple has signed a cloud-music licensing agreement with EMI Music and is close to inking similar deals with other big labels, according to CNET.
"We recognize that portability is key to a compelling music experience for consumers, and the biggest challenge for music cloud services to tackle today. mSpot has spent the past five years perfecting its proprietary over-the-air delivery technology so music plays from the cloud so fast it feels local - even when cell coverage is spotty or non-existent, " said mSpot CEO Daren Tsui.
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Another highlight is that in addition to the existing Flyme Cloud backup and phone tracking service, Meizu's also finally launching a much-needed free video and lossless music cloud platform, and this time it's done in collaboration with legit content providers like Sina, Tencent and LeTV.
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The recently launched Cloud Player lets users store music selection on the cloud and then stream it on a variety of devices.
With access to millions of music tracks1 from the cloud based streaming service, Music Unlimited from Sony Entertainment Network2, consumers can also easily view and share their content on TV, tablet and PC with DLNA wireless connectivity.
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Amazon Cloud Player enables customers to securely store music in the cloud and play it on any Kindle Fire, Android device, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac and PC, and now in any room via Sonos.
Could Apple's forthcoming cloud-based music service have a leg up in speed compared to its competitors?
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Dropbox hasn't announced anything either, but if it finds its way into the cloud-based music space, we won't be too surprised.
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There are already millions of customers using Amazon Cloud Player to download, manage and stream their music in the cloud and on Kindle Fire, Android devices, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac and PCs.
The Amazon services, Amazon Cloud Drive, Amazon Cloud Player for Web and Amazon Cloud Player for Android, also let customers store music in the cloud and stream it to an Android phone or tablet or Mac or PC.
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Sony has developed "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity" in partnership with Omnifone, a leading provider of cloud-based unlimited music services, with Omnifone contracted by Sony to coordinate content licensing as well as development and delivery of the service, leveraging its existing expertise in the music industry.
Store purchased music in the cloud, allowing it to automatically load on all registered Music Hub devices, while still being available on those registered devices locally for offline listening.
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The app allows customers to stream or download music stored in Cloud Player to their iPhone or iPod Touch, play music that is already stored on their device, and manage or create playlists.
Amazon Cloud Player on Roku provides customers with the ability to play their music from the cloud directly on their TV or through a stereo system connected to their TV.
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Cloud Player is a service that enables customers to securely store their personal music in the cloud and play it on a wide range of devices.
Features include the ability to search and browse by artist, album or track, create playlists and download music from Cloud Player to the device for offline playback.
The Cupertino giant has similar cloud storage services for music and leads the market with more than 50% of the market share, while Amazon has less than 15%.
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Their revulsion was fulfilled exactly a year ago when the US Justice Department shut down Megaupload.com, a network of shareable cloud lockers focused on music, movies and images.
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