The phrase does have to do with a dog, and a very old dog at that. The ancient Romans also called the six or eight hottest weeks of summer the dog days, or, in Latin, dies caniculares.. But the dog in question wasn't Fido's Roman ancestor (although the common canine name Fido is from the Latin for faithful).
Google has purchased Spotify at an interesting time in the companyâs history, as they go through the biggest redesign in recent history. Using round iconâs for people and square iconâs for albums, will help in moving the app away from the original jukebox design, and become more user-friendly.
Spotify may soon be traded on the stock market, but a streaming music company might not be the best long-term investment due to the costs of song licensing sapping revenue and the expectation of free music staving off a paid subscription model. Spotify has a free service with ads, as well as a premium subscriber tier for $9.99 per month without ads.