But the update is a good time to point out that U.S. users aren’t the only ones who can’t get the streaming music service. iPad users are also out of luck.
Mobile is supposed to be the key to Spotify’s success — full access to the service on the iPhone is the key selling point for the service’s paid version. So why not offer access for Apple’s (AAPL) tablet?
Spotify is officially mum on the subject. But people I’ve talked to who understand the company’s thinking say the reason is simple: For now, music apps aren’t great on the iPad.
That’s because the device doesn’t allow multitasking, which means that any music that’s not played via iTunes becomes an all-or-nothing experience on the iPad. The Spotify folks aren’t the only ones who feel that way — in June Pandora CTO Tom Conrad described the tablet as a “pound-and-a-half paperweight.”
Then again, Conrad previously expressed distaste for Google’s (GOOG) Android platform, and now Android is a very big deal for his music service. And people seem to like Pandora on the iPad, anyway – its currently the 10th-most popular free app at iTunes.
In any case, it’s reasonable to assume that Apple will eventually port its latest OS4 operating system, which does allow multitasking, from the iPhone to the iPad. Which should give the Spotify folks a whole lot of incentive to work with the device.
And then we can go back to griping about not getting Spotify in the States.
*Of course, lots of people in the U.S. can listen to Spotify — that’s why the Web is full of U.S. residents going on and on about how great it is. The Spotify folks have been very clever about making sure that plenty of writers, bloggers, and early adopting digerati some trial accounts in this country.
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