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iTunes Streaming starts to emerge on iOS devices with latest iDisk update
It's not elegant, and it's certainly not the final form iTunes in the cloud will take -- there will undoubtedly be an elegant app for that, and Apple's purchase of Lala will probably come into play -- but it's the beginning of something awesome. If the iTunes streaming service ends up being run through MobileMe, you can bet a lot more people will be signing up for it. Right now, MobileMe is worth it if you desperately need to sync contacts or want to be able to track your phone when it's lost or stolen, but it sounds like every music fan with an iOS device will be signing up soon.
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Subscribe to commentsDeoWulfAug 4th 2010 3:45PM
Not quite direct competition, but it's interesting to compare:
MobileMe:
$99/year = stream music you own from anywhere, plus many other non-music features
Zune Pass:
$15/month | $180/year = stream all available music from anywhere, own 10 tracks per month (a $120 value)
I'm not suggesting either is better, it depends on what you want. I just like the fact that there are choices. Now that connectivity is near ubiquitous, streaming services should start adding in the features to stand above the rest.
DineshAug 4th 2010 10:44PM
This is also available on the Dropbox app as well. You can locally save the files and play 'em or you can just stream it and it all happens in the background.