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Rdio - false advertising?

I get so hot and bothered by new tech, it's silly sometimes. Like premature ejaculation. There is a new subscription music service on the horizon called  Rdio . I signed up for an invite largely based on this photo (and some hype from friends): See the Nexus One there next to the Blackberry? I wanted to *SQUEE* so badly for a application that launched on both iPhone and Android (OK, and RIM) with the same functionality * at the same time *. I'm not even sure if when I signed up they had the disclaimer Rdio in your pocket. With apps for iPhone, and BlackBerry phones, your music goes where you go — even if you're offline. I wonder if it's just how we read the web these days or if it's user error on my part. I see a picture of three phone platforms, I sign up for an invite. I get the invite a mere two weeks later (or so, nice turn-around! faster than Google Voice and Wave ) I would've appreciated even a simple "Coming Soon" stamp over the Nexus One in...