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I'd be very surprised if this isn't step 1 to a whole-phone-data-sync solution. Media, Data, third party app API -- the whole shebang.

• hyperbovine 16y ago
  I think the hype has raced ahead of the technology here. "Streaming everything" on today's smartphones seems to give you about 2 hrs of battery life, a problem for which there does not appear to be a near-term solution. Moreover, no wireless network in America could support that mode of usage on a large scale, and that will also be true for the foreseeable future. Or so it seems to me -- anyone in the know care to comment?
  • MatthewPhillips 16y ago
    There is a solution, which several companies already implement (Rdio and Spotify, at least). You can sync tracks to your device. I haven't used MOG or Rhapsody so I'm not sure if they do it as well (anyone?) but it seems like the obvious solution. It's the best of both worlds, as you can still stream if you want.
  • roc 16y ago
    I wouldn't imagine "streaming everything" is the way to interpret this. Think of it more like Dropbox-style-sync for your whole phone (likely configurable to only happen when in wifi), plus the option to stream if you really want. The average user will be using the wifi-sync by default without even realizing it and probably never even consider streaming all their music.