Life is put into a plan that by saving a few euros a month could end up becoming the national sport. and there too streaming services enter. Not everyone can be kept active no matter how hard companies try, and when it comes to music streaming even less. Catalogs are shared and the normal thing is to just pick one. Amazon Music just very seriously challenged being that one service.
The movement that Amazon just made with Music, while it doesn’t make it perfect or complete service, it does compete very seriously with the market leaders. In such a situation, and with Amazon Music so close, continuing to pay for Spotify or YouTube Music, where I am right now, becomes very difficult to justify. Because there are other factors to consider, Prime Video.
You’re already paying for Amazon Music even if you don’t realize it
Maybe that’s not your case, mind you, but maybe it is. Because if you are already an Amazon Prime user, the subscription that allows you to save on the cost of shipping costs for your Amazon orders, You already have Amazon Music even if you don’t know it. The company goes out of its way to remind you that its music service is available with regular emails if you haven’t installed its app yet, but haven’t used it much yet. The reason is that it was not a very complete service.
It has changed since yesterday. Amazon has opened the entire music catalog to its simpler plan users, the one included with Amazon Prime. This means that we no longer have a few million songs at our disposal. Now they are almost 100 million, a figure that rivals that of Apple Music and that leaves behind the 80 million that Spotify and YouTube Music boast. Amazon Music got serious.
We don’t have everything in this subscription, of course. Something must remain for those who decide to get on the 9.99 euros per month train of Amazon Music Unlimited. And what’s left for paying users is that they have high definition sound quality and that they can choose which song to play at any time. Because yes, the “free” subscription to Amazon Music puts everything at random. But if you already use Spotify like this, look what a problem. Nobody.
If Amazon Music doesn’t convince you at all, remember that Prime Video is included in the same rate
So if you find yourself in the situation, like me, that you are already paying for Amazon Prime for other reasons, It turns out that Amazon Music is free every month. You can save the 9.99 euros of the Spotify individual plan (12.99 euros on YouTube Music), or you can save the 4.99 euros of the student plan. Forget even Spotify’s free plan ads, for that matter.
The move is important because there is another factor tipping the scales in Amazon’s favor in this regard. If it turns out that Amazon Music is already free because you pay for Amazon Prime, keep that in mind Amazon Prime Video is included in the same rate. Indeed. Free shipping, special discounts on Prime events, free Amazon Music, and even Prime Video movies. Justifying the payment of Spotify or YouTube Music (or Apple Music, Tidal or Deezer) becomes really complicated. Be careful with Amazon because it made a strategic move worthy of a Targaryen. Could Jeff Bezos be an albino at heart?
