Gone are the days of going to the music store, finding a vintage CD or cassette tape, happily unwrapping it and thoroughly perusing the cover art as you listen to your new album for the very first time. In a want-it-now world, that simply takes too long -- and we have the cyberspace to thank for the change in pace. As preferences seem to shift in the music use universe, it feels as if tastes are centered around gripping



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Unsurprisingly, tug of war is mighty fierce -- consumers have options for user-made radio stations, on-demand streaming content, and cloud-based multimedia. But if you've been hearing the word on the street, Apple and Google could soon make their way onto the scene by alms streaming music options of their own. Almost gross these two tech giants touch turns to gold (emphasis on almost -- we don't think Ping and Buzz built the best reputations), so there's reason to believe that these oft-rumored state service will become automatic front-runners the day they're released. Head on past the break to see some of the lucky / unlucky contestants planned vasectomy to give Google and Apple a run for their (near-limitless) money, replete with a crackup* of what they offer and how hard they hit the wallet.

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