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Lee Yuan Sheng
06-21-2011, 06:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://lifehacker.com/5812138/cloud-music-comparison-whats-the-best-service-for-streaming-your-library-everywhere?utm_source=Lifehacker+Newsletter&utm_campaign=dd9f95ac8b-UA-142218-1&utm_medium=email' target='_blank'>http://lifehacker.com/5812138/cloud...tm_medium=email</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Having to sync all your music between devices is annoying. Luckily a number of cloud music services allow you to stream your music to nearly everything&mdash;laptops, tablets, smartphones&mdash;with minimal effort or tech know-how. Each has its strengths and weaknesses, depending on your needs; here's how to figure out which one's best for you."</em></p><p><img height="337" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1308673638.usr15670.jpg" width="600" /></p><p>Lifehacker takes a good look at the various cloud music services out there, and has a pretty balanced write-up on each of them. I do wonder, with data plans becoming more restricted in the US, and with most of the services aimed at the US market, would anyone really want to stream their music to their phones instead of just storing it on them?</p>

Stinger
06-22-2011, 11:08 AM
I do wonder, with data plans becoming more restricted in the US, and with most of the services aimed at the US market, would anyone really want to stream their music to their phones instead of just storing it on them?

That's the beauty of Spotify - you can download playlists to your phone over wifi and listen them offline later.