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you won't get too far with a web app, can't upload/take pictures with HTML5.


Rdio has Canadian content, and there isn't a law against streaming music in Canada, the reason most music services do no bother is because of the expensive and complicated structure of the paid royalties. It's hard to get the initial license and almost impossible to satisfy the royalty payments,

Most music startups that stream music do not bother with canada, and that's sad.

Read the article why pandora decided to quit the Canadian market, sad true story

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JgGeRC_...


Feels like the author of this article (and the people he quotes) are super bitter about the "new generation". Perhaps things did not work quite well for them, but there is no need to blame it on the kids : /


Interesting how Google tried to downplay the "patent battle" and purchased so many patents on the next day. Just amusing, I guess.


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