Supplementing its subscription model, Spotify is reportedly planning to launch a free, ad-supported version of its streaming-music service for mobile users. Critically, “The Sweden-based music
company has reached licensing deals with all three of the global music companies to use their recordings on the new service,” The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources. “Until now,
Spotify's free users have been able to play music on demand, with ads, on their computers -- but they can't use the service from their mobile phones or tablets.”
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