Can iTunes Radio be a “Pandora-Killer?” Look to the comments section!

Great wisdom and insight often comes from your readers (we’re reminded of that almost daily). Today, a Digital Music News commenter very nicely summarized and aggregated seven advantages pundits believe the new Apple iTunes Radio service has over what will likely be its nearest competitor, Pandora.

The comment was posted to the news source’s coverage of NPD Group consultant Russ Crupnik’s own seven reasons why the new service may truly be a “Pandora-killer.” Using the handle “Here Let Me Research It For Yo,” the commenter (after a quick shot about “lazy insights”) made good on her/his moniker, and offered relevant bits from sources like the Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, Evolver.fm, The Wall Street Journal, and Apple itself.

Most of the points seem to involve how well the service should be integrated within the Apple ecosystem and customer base, but does include a point that “Pandora hasn’t continued to innovate…”

See this commenter’s round up of “7 Reasons Why Apple’s ‘Pandora Killer’ May Actually Be a ‘Pandora Killer'” here.

Paul Maloney