Pandora Radio’s Hands are Tied, But Still Punching Spotify

Pandora Radio's not going down without a fight.

With the now prevalent use of smartphones, more people hunger for the convenience of Internet radio – Arbitron and Edison’s 2012 Infinite Dial Report found that 29% of consumers 12 years or older listen to Internet radio on a weekly basis; 10 hours a day on average.

Though there are many online radio options out there, Pandora Radio and Swedish upstart Spotify have floated to the top, but are fighting with each other to stay there, and Pandora’s still hanging on, despite Spotify’s elbow in its neck.

A great Reuters article featured on Doddle compares the two services (though it was Pandora-heavy) and gave a nice heads-up about Spotify’s growth.

I’m exposing the fine points and flaws of both for you here.