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Spotify streaming music app arrives on Linux, but still not in US
Spotify is still not available in the US, but it's now available on Linux. The popular streaming music service is known for its mobile apps, but there's also a desktop version, and now Linux users can take advantage of it. Lifehacker says local caching isn't supported yet, meaning everything is streamed live. That might slow things down a bit, but it still works.The Spotify app is currently ad-free on Linux, but also only available to Premium users. It's still in the early stages, but it's nice to see a popular, much-hyped service like Spotify paying attention to its Linux userbase. Now, if only they'd hurry up and get to North America!
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Subscribe to commentsSonnyjimbaJul 12th 2010 5:44PM
Using the windows version via WINE works well, and you dont have to be premium right now. Funnily enough the cache works on it fine
jeremiah89Jul 12th 2010 6:18PM
I long for the day when it's available in the US, but I guess I can wait, considering all the other countries are always locked out of stuff that we get here in the US (Netflix, Hulu, etc).
I suppose we'll have to let you guys have something first, for once :P
EatmoldJul 13th 2010 2:28AM
I long for Google Voice to be available in the UK .... We will take Spotify as a small win :-)
OvenmittJul 13th 2010 10:16AM
I have it on pretty good authority that Spotify is never coming to the US. They have been trying for nearly a year to convince record companies its a good deal for everyone. So far no luck.
So they have canceled plans for a US rollout. At least in the near future. Things may change over time. But not anytime soon.