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Spotify goes for the iPod users

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By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at 5:36 AM

Offering the streaming music service to the iPhone and Android users is not enough for Spotify. They want more and they go for more. The company’s latest offering targets iPod users, allowing them to download MP3 playlists to their beloved media players. All iPod models are supported, including classic, Nano and even Shuffle, and accessible from the new “Devices” section.

But that’s not all, those of you with the Spotify app running on the iPhone or some Android-based device can now sync playlists wirelessly without a premium subscription.

According to the music company’s CEO Daniel Ek, “Spotify really is the only music player you’ll ever need.” No need to switch between music players and create playlists more than once – they [playlists] can now work with multiple devices, making your favorite tunes easy to carry around.

Presuming you’re not a premium subscriber, you can still buy songs from Spotify: 9.99 EUR for 10 tracks, 12.99 EUR for 15, 30 EUR for 40 and 60 EUR for 100 tracks.

[Via: Engadget]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

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    Won’t Apple just force iPods to only sync with iTunes in a future firmware upgrade?

  • http://www.tehdik.com tehdik

    Won’t Apple just force iPods to only sync with iTunes in a future firmware upgrade?

  • http://www.facebook.com/dusan.belic Dusan Belic

    Spotify hopes to find a way around that…

  • http://www.tehdik.com tehdik

    Ah hah. 2004. Real Networks did the exact same thing. Apple shut it down in about 10 seconds.