Pandora is laying off 7% of its US workforce

Re:Pandora is laying off 7% of its US workforce by josteink on Friday January 13, 2017 @04:50AM (#13389654)

Same can be said for Google Play All Access.

And you can fill the gaps in their catalog by uploading your own music.

Tldr: I really don't see the case for pandora in 2017.

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Re:Pandora is laying off 7% of its US workforce by Mithaldu on Friday January 13, 2017 @06:15AM (#13389957)

The most important thing for Google Play Music after the "upload your own stuff":

It does a great job caching songs ahead while you're on Wifi, so you can minimize data usage while out and about. Plus, with the caching it also works offline perfectly well.

I feel a bit sorry for all the other services, but on a technical level Google Play Music has outplayed them all entirely.

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Re:Pandora is laying off 7% of its US workforce by gtaylor on Friday January 13, 2017 @05:45AM (#13389865)

I like and use Play Music, but find their recommendation engine to be less great. The channels work a bit differently, too.

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Re:Pandora is laying off 7% of its US workforce by cschmittiey on Friday January 13, 2017 @09:09AM (#13390838)

Oddly enough I love GP's recommendation set so much more than Pandora's. It's so much better attuned to what I like and don't and what I like to explore. It's very good at distinguishing what I like and what I don't, and I'm pretty picky about what I listen to.

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