Op-ed: Why it makes sense for Apple to plan a Pandora rival

Ars Technica writes, On Thursday this week, the Wall Street Journal published information claiming that Apple is working on a Pandora-like music service in order to allow iOS users to create custom radio stations to stream wherever they go. The New York Times soon followed up with its own report on the story—citing its own sources—claiming the service would likely come as a preinstalled app on iOS devices that could determine a user's tastes based on what was purchased from their iTunes accounts. The WSJ indicated the service would also be available on Macs and PCs, but probably not on Android devices. For...

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