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"The race for digital music supremacy got a little more interesting this morning when Spotify, the online music streaming service that has quickly become both an industry standard and a key online innovator, released its long-awaited iPad application, replacing the dinky half-size iPhone app that preceded it."

48 hours to try it before you buy it isn't a bad deal at all. After that, you either have to pony up the $9.99 USD monthly fee to continue to use the iPad version or give them some info about yourself to continue it for another 30 days free. I think that is plenty of time to decide if this fits your needs, and from the sounds of the review they certainly did it right with the iPad version. What are your thoughts on Spotify and their move, according to on exec, to become the "OS of music."

"Spotify is slashing the cost of its advert-free music streaming in Europe, in a bid to win more paying customers besides just mobile users."

Spotify is currently only available in Finland, France, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom, but if you live in one of those countries they have a deal for you. They have dropped prices considerably for their streaming music service and offer the Unlimited plan for £4.99pm and the Open plan is free. The upside? No-ads music, but the downside for both is no mobile access, no offline or MP3 play and no higher-bitrate quality. They still offer the Premium plan for £9.99, which gives mobile access and higher-fidelity music.