Score One Year of Ad-Free Pandora with Windows Phone 8
Microsoft announced yesterday that Pandora, the “leading internet radio service” would be coming to the Windows Phone in early 2013 with one year of ad-free entertainment.
With roughly 5 million Windows Phone devices being sold per quarter, we’re talking about 400,000 potential paying subscribers by years end if Pandora continues to convert those free users at around the 2% mark.
Pandora with has now surpassed 175 million registered users and with more than 75% of listening taking place on mobile and other connected deceives it is said that 1 out of 3 smartphone users in the US have listened to the streaming music service in the past month.
Pandora Chief Executive Officer and President Joe Kennedy said, “We are pleased to join other app leaders who are developing for Windows Phone and we are delighted Microsoft is sponsoring a year of ad-free Pandora for Windows Phone users. Our listeners expect Pandora to be wherever they are—in the home, in the automobile, and on the go. Offering Pandora on Windows Phone gives them yet another option and we think they will be delighted with the experience.”
Should SiriusXM start sponsoring big name gadgets to give consumers a taste like they currently do for new and used cars? Sound off in the comments below.
Pandora is a music service, one I have tried—ho hum.
SiriusXM is everything radio, everywhere, and all the time.
I’m really not interested in internet radio. Furthermore, I’m cutting my time on the internet to doing what I need to do and no more.
I found I was wasting the productivity time the internet gave my business by reading about things like the six legged dog in Wisconsin.
Additionally, I have been working with computer technology since the 60s. I’m frankly tired of playing technology leapfrog.
Cudos to CEO but apple stream is the death of p
Alot of people listen to p but the cult will make the jump to apple. Panic
Move to me.
i grabbed 200 of p today :>
pandora smandora!!!
I cancelled my XM internet subscription because they don’t support Windows Phone or allow a third party. Maybe Sirius XM will get the message and let someone else provide the service if they don’t think it is profitable.