10 Tech Startups that Could Sell for $1 Billion
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siliconindia | Monday, 16 April 2012, 02:41 Hrs
3. Startup: Spotify
What it does: Allows the online streaming of music for free, but paid subscribers get premium access.
How much it’s valued at: $1 billion
Tech Giant that could buy it: Apple—its current model of ‘pay-per-song’ isn’t doing well against free-streaming competition from sites like Spotify, so well; maybe it’s time it tried and looked at things the non-Apple way.