Google’s Moves Could Temper Spotify’s Goals
Spotify’s (SPOT) first-quarter report as a public company was underwhelming, and its guidance for the current quarter disappointed. Spotify could have a much harder time meeting its goals for the current quarter, given Google’s (GOOGL) recent move of a revamped streaming music service. Google is launching YouTube Music to take on Spotify, Apple, Amazon (AMZN), and Pandora (P) in the multibillion-dollar online music service market.