Why I'm Sticking With Spotify v/s Google Music, iTunes, Rdio and Amazon

Since Spotify launched in the US back in July 2011, I've been a convert and now a devout user of the service. I had managed to get an invite when they launched in private beta and was impressed by the execution of the desktop app. It was slick and simple to use. Of course the most important thing for me was their extensive collection of music. Not only did they have all the popular titles and artists, but they also carried a lot of indie and foreign music. Of special interest to me was their collection of Indian music. Not just Bollywood, but also carnatic, hindustani, pop and regional stuff.

Spotify Desktop App

Windows Phone 7 - HTC HD7 - Review And Thoughts

It's been over a month since I got the HTC HD7 with Windows Phone 7 on it. I've been a loyal T-mobile customer for over 3 years now and this was their only WP7 handset. There had been a lot of excitement about Microsoft's reaaallllly delayed entrance into the smartphone space (Windows mobile 6.0 and 6.5 were just pathetic attempts to shoehorn their existing OS against the iPhones and Androids). I for one strongly believed that there was definitely space for a third alternative to Apple and Google. As much as I wished for Palm and webOS to succeed, it wasn't the case to be (HP has since bought Palm and doesn't seem to have had much success with it).

First Impressions