Popcorn Time for music is here
It looks a lot like Spotify
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Your support makes all the difference.I can’t remember who it was, but someone ages ago predicted that piracy was going to pose an even bigger threat when it managed to mimic the user experience of a legitimate streaming service.
This is very much now the case, with Popcorn Time proving a popular (and elusive to authorities) service that lets you stream film and TV for free with the slickness of a Netflix interface.
Now Aurous has been created, which does the same but for music. It’s skin looks a lot like Spotify’s (see above).
I doubt people will be cancelling their monthly subscriptions straight away though, as Aurous’ music library is still quite limited at the moment, plus it’s lacking in functionalities like sorting by album, artist and playlist.
It could well improve over time though, and there’s already competition out there, with TorrentTunes offering a similar service.
Back in August, Popcorn Time shut down only to be started back up by a new team of developers endorsed by the old ones.
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