Apple 'To Approve Rival App From Spotify'
A music streaming service is set to launch an iPhone application that could dent the dominance of Apple's own iTunes device.
Apple has refused to deny speculation that it will approve Spotify's app, and declined to comment when contacted.
It's likely to go ahead which will allow users to stream rather than buy music, according to a spokesman from Spotify.
Spotify is a successful software download with two million users in the UK alone.
It can be used for free in return for advert breaks.
If Apple does allow their app on to the iPhone, it could hit the popularity of Apple's own music service iTunes, which lets users buy mp3 downloads.
This has led to speculation that Apple would refuse to authorise it.
It will be free for its premium web subscribers, who pay £9.99 a month to listen to music without any adverts.
A key feature of the app is the ability to play tracks when the user is offline, for example on the London Underground.
Apple have already agreed to iPhone music applications from Lastfm, Deezer and Pandora, but none have the potential momentum of Spotify.





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