Music streaming service is gearing up to make its first physical products as it faces blockade from rivalsIs Spotify getting ready to challenge Apple with its own speaker? Spotify is working on a line of “category defining” hardware products and is ready to start setting up the manufacturing process. Today, a trio of job adverts (spotted by industry site MusicAlly) have been posted, seeking an “operations manager”, “senior project manager: hardware production”, and “project manager: hardware production and engineering” for the hardware. The absence of Spotify support on the HomePod was a sticking point for many critics, including the Guardian’s Samuel Gibbs, who said in his review that “missing true Spotify support will be a deal killer for many”. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple Music is forecasted to overtake Spotify for paid customers in June, but only in the US.

Source: The Guardian February 20, 2018 10:41 UTC