Apparently, there's no longer the financial incentive to launch it right now. According to the latest reports by The Verge, Spotify HiFi has been ready to launch for over a year, but Apple's decision to roll out lossless audio has caused Spotify to stall. Spotify claims to be launching its own lossless streaming service, Spotify HiFi, but it's not here yet even though Spotify originally claimed it would launch by the end of 2021 - that means it's almost a year-and-a-half late. The kicker: to listen to these lossless tracks, subscribers just have to pay the same $10/month charge as before. In May 2021, it added a lossless tier that allows any paying subscriber to listen to CD-quality (16-bit/44.1 kHz) and Hi-Res Lossless (up to 24-bit/192 kHz) audio tracks. The biggest difference between the two streaming services is Apple Music actually allows you to listen to lossless tracks.

Songs from the Apple Music catalog cannot be burned to a CD.How to Listen to Lossless Tracks on Apple Music Apple Music vs Spotify: The biggest differences Lossless streaming

iTunes-compatible CD or DVD recorder to create audio CDs, MP3 CDs, or backup CDs or DVDs.

Internet connection to use Apple Music, the iTunes Store, and iTunes Extras.

Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater 1280x800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras.To play 1080p HD video, a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor, 2GB of RAM, and an Intel GMA X4500HD, ATI Radeon HD 2400, or NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS or better is required.To play 720p HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras, a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor, 1GB of RAM, and an Intel GMA X3000, ATI Radeon X1300, or NVIDIA GeForce 6150 or better is required.To play standard-definition video from the iTunes Store, an Intel Pentium D or faster processor, 512MB of RAM, and a DirectX 9.0–compatible video card is required.PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor with support for SSE2 and 512MB of RAM.

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