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.
Sure, Spotify is a big company in its own right, but in a completely different sphere. Perhaps more importantly, Spotify's valuation doesn't approach Netflix's or Amazon's. Spotify, which isn't a publicly traded company, is worth around $3 billion, based on its latest round of funding. Meanwhile, Netflix is worth about $10 billion, and Amazon is worth a staggering $84 billion. With billions more dollars, Netflix and Amazon are better positioned to fund high-brow, HBO-esque shows.