Will Apple Allow Spotify On The iPhone?
from the one-to-watch dept
Having used Spotify a bit, I can definitely see how some people think it could potentially replace iTunes completely. It basically acts like an iTunes that has access to millions of songs at no additional cost (and, yes, it's all licensed and legal). The songs are streamed, but you almost never notice it. It really does feel just like iTunes, while also having "Pandora-like" features for creating specialized stations or sharing others' playlists. Unfortunately, it's only available in the UK for now, though the rumor is it will be available in the US before the end of the year. However, where things could get really impressive is with Spotify's mobile app. For a few months, there's been a YouTube video of Spotify Mobile on Android:That said, the initial reviews of the iPhone app seem quite strong. Eliot Van Buskirk at Wired loves the syncing feature, and warns that "you'd have to pry it out of my cold, dead iPhone before I'll delete it from my phone." Meanwhile Music Ally points out that Spotify has uploaded a video of the iPhone app as well:
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Filed Under: app store, arbitrary, iphone, itunes, music, spotify, streaming
Companies: apple, spotify
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But you knew that ;)
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If it's available for android, Apple will follow suit
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I don't know if Apple will block the app or not, seeing as Pandora made it through the certification process, but this has lots more access, and you can choose what song you want to listen to. I have to think they will block it for some BS reason.
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No US Licensing Agreements... of course
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Eh, They'll block it.
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Apple can release their own version of Spotify through iTunes should it suit them later on.
As mentioned by the post above Spotify needs to be OKed by the RIAA among others in the US so I don't see it being launched there as a given.
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