[1] According to its website, it wanted to create an integrated mobile and web service for listening to music.
[2] On May 9, 2012, mSpot published a press release, where it stated that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics.
[3][failed verification] This was followed by a subsequent press release noting the official launch of Music Hub by Samsung.
[5] Initially, the service was launched in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK.
[6] Reports suggest that Samsung may have created the service in order to compete with other companies such as Google and Amazon in the cloud-based streaming music market.