Rdio’s CEO doesn’t fear Apple Music, but he probably should

With Apple’s launch of Music this week, all its rivals have naturally gone on the defensive. Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek quickly tweeted, then deleted “Oh OK” as Apple Music was announced. Deezer’s CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht reportedly said “the jury’s out on Apple Music.” and Rdio put out a statement designed to mimic Apple’s statement to IBM back in 1981. “Welcome, Apple. Seriously. Welcome to the most exciting and important frontier since the digital music revolution began 16 years ago.” For a company so welcoming of the new entrant, it does seem like a strangely coincidental moment for Rdio’s CEO Anthony Bay to be…

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