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"Online music streaming service Pandora hit a major milestone today \u2014 50 million registered listeners.\nThe news comes just days before the company's sleek-looking iPad app is set to debut on Apple's new tablet device, extending the service's reach to yet another platform.\nWhat makes Pandora's 50 million member achievement so incredible is that the company struggled for years with profitability, finally finding its way back from the brink of death in 2009. Now the popular service is poised to hit $100 million in revenue this year and even make its way inside 2011\u00A0auto vehicles.\nAs the company continues to grow, it should be interesting to watch how it stacks up against trendy music challenger Spotify, a service already making waves in the online music space across the pond.  Spotify is expected to\u00A0immigrate stateside in the third quarter of this year.\n\n\n\nFor more business coverage, follow Mashable Business on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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