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Rdio is an online music streaming service that offers ad-supported free streaming and ad-free subscription streaming services in 85 countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rdio - Availability )〕 It is available as a website and also has applications for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone mobile devices, which can stream music from its servers or download music for offline playback. There are also clients for the Roku and Sonos systems. The web-based service also offers a native desktop client application for Mac OS and Windows, as well as a Windows Store application.〔 Rdio's library has content from the four major record labels, as well as the Merlin Network and the aggregators The Orchard, INgrooves, CD Baby, BFM Digital, Finetunes, and Catapult. Rdio also offers social networking features, such as the ability to share songs, albums and playlists with others on Rdio and to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. On November 16, 2015, Rdio filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, and announced the sale of certain intellectual property to Pandora Radio. The purchase price is $75 million in cash. == History == Rdio was launched by Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis on August 3, 2010. At the time they had to compete with services such as Deezer, Spotify, Napster, MOG and Rhapsody. On September 27, 2013, Rdio added music recommendations feature that will deliver personalized albums, stations, and playlists. On January 16, 2014 Rdio introduced some free streaming options, supported by audio advertisements.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rdio introduces unlimited free streaming alongside subscriptions )〕 On November 16, 2015, Rdio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and reached a deal to sell certain assets and intellectual property to a competitor, Pandora, for $75 million, pending approval by the bankruptcy court. As part of this transition, the Rdio service will be discontinued following the approval of the deal, and some employees will be transferred to Pandora, which will introduce an "expanded" experience incorporating this IP in late-2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rdio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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