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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 |
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WiMP was a music streaming service available on mobile devices, tablets, network players and computers. WiMP offered music and podcasts for users to listen to. WiMP also offered a HiFi-product with FLAC/ALAC. [1] WiMP has since been merged with Tidal. [2]
History
WiMP was developed by Aspiro AB 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 was 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
References
- ^ "WiMP - Love Music. Love Audio". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
- ^ a b Wimp and Tidal services merge
- ^ "NewsWeb".
- ^ "Online Music".
- ^ "Aspiro: Statement by Aspiro's independent bid committee in relation to Project Panther Bidco's public takeover offer - Business Wire". 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Award-winning music streaming service WiMP opens beta in Poland today". News Powered by Cision.
- ^ "Wimp website info". Wimp. 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "TIDAL - Aspiro". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ TIDAL [@TIDAL] (March 10, 2015). "Hello! We are now live in France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Turkey. Get started:" ( Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "TIDAL".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "mobile-ent.biz - mobile-ent Resources and Information". www.mobile-ent.biz. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "WiMP - Musikktjenesten for deg som elsker musikk". WiMP.
- ^ "Opera Mobile Store". Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ "WiMP - Musikktjenesten for deg som elsker musikk". WiMP.