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Rdio Launches Free Music Streaming In 17 Countries

image from blog.craniumfitteds.comFreemium continues to be a popular weapon in the music streaming wars, and today Rdio launched free streams for 6 months in 15 of the 17 countries in which it's available. The
markets include the United States (where it's
been free since Oct 2011), United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Netherlands,  New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, and Sweden.

Rdio is not offering the 6 month free in Germany or Brazil. In the other markets new listeners can sign up and activate free streaming with no
credit card required. The free offering does not include mobile apps.

Launched in August 2010, Rdio is headquartered in
San Francisco and was founded by Janus Friis, the co-creator of Skype. Rdio is funded by Janus Friis through his
investment entities, Atomico, and Skype.

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  1. This is great news and everyone really should take advantage! Rdio has a very user-friendly interface and if you’re an artist, you can get your music on the service for free with ONErpm.

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