Will Spotify Rule the Music Cloud?

Music service launches in the U.S. at last

After years of vague statements about coming to the United States, online music service Spotify just launched in the U.S.

The service has been available in Europe since 2008, but it stayed out of the U.S. until now as negotiations with music labels dragged on. The New York Times reports that Spotify was still wrapping up its deal with the Warner Music Group earlier this week. And the company still hasn't opened its doors completely—to get in, users need to either receive an invitation code or sign up for one of the paid versions of the service.

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