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Spotify background (in case others were ignorant like me): * 10 million free users can stream any song in the 10 million song catalog to their desktop (Pandora

• frou_dh 16y ago
  You can also pay half and forgo the mobile streaming.
  • pdaddyo 16y ago
    Just to clarify it's not just mobile streaming, but offline mobile support. I carry around 1500 tracks on my Android using Spotify Premium for £10 / month. The transparent wifi syncing and social aspects of the service (collaborative playlists, music inbox etc) are awesome too. If it's available in your country, I urge you to try it.
• unicornporn 16y ago
  * Partially owned by the big four (18%), who got their shares for basically nothing. * So far, they're losing more money each year. http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/11/22/spotify-had-a-16-66m-loss-in-2009-a-rumoured-us-launch-is-now-imperative/ http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/11/22/spotify-had-a-16-66m-los...
• burke 16y ago
  There is a North American equivalent: http://rdio.com http://rdio.com
  • Tomek_ 16y ago
    But it has an interface that no one undestands
    • kingkilr 16y ago
      I don't know about that, I've got no problems with their UI.
  • yesbabyyes 16y ago
    It too, as Spotify, has a Swedish connection: it was founded by Niclas Zennström (Skype founder).
• trustfundbaby 16y ago
  I would really love to hear more about the kind of technology infrastructure they have that supports that kind of usage.
  • martinkallstrom 16y ago
    p2p
  • mzl 16y ago
    Here is a nice article: http://www.csc.kth.se/~gkreitz/spotify-p2p10/ http://www.csc.kth.se/~gkreitz/spotify-p2p10/
    • trustfundbaby 16y ago
      You sir ... are a gentleman a scholar and god among men