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Re: Spotify's U.S. Landing Page

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Post by gkn » Wed, Jul 06, 2011, 7:08 PM UTC

MatthewPhillips wrote: post #56

ElliotH wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The thing with Spotify is the 'adding albums to your collection' model isn't one they're keen to promote. The idea is really (as far as I can tell - and I've been a full-price paying user for a long while now) that you have this HUGE collection of music always available, and if you want to listen to an album - you search, then there's playlist support as well. You can ofc save albums as a playlist on their own - and…

Sure, every subscription music service has search. It's essential, but navigating their entire library and navigating just stuff I like is not the same. Some times I just want to browse my favorite artists. I can't do this effectively on Spotify. The user experience here is bad. I don't think I'm the only person who wants to "favorite" albums.

All saved music lists in Spotify has clickable Album, Artist and Track links so in effect you can easily make "Album" lists. I have done that for ages.

Re: Spotify's U.S. Landing Page

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Post by adaml_623 » Wed, Jul 06, 2011, 7:34 PM UTC

tsvk wrote: post #41

Earlier this year, Spotify put more restrictions on the services they offer to their non-paying users: http://www.spotify.com/blog/archives/2011/04/14/upcoming-cha... . For example, there is no more unlimited listening: each track can now be listened to only five times for free. It might be that this tightening of free content was only a preparation for the U.S launch, i.e. the record labels would not let Spotify in…

I believe Spotify paid the labels for each and every track played. So their burn rate was something like £20million per year. They needed to convert free users to paying users.

Personally I'm incredibly happy with Spotify.

Re: Spotify's U.S. Landing Page

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Post by DrCatbox » Wed, Jul 06, 2011, 8:01 PM UTC

Tomek_ wrote: post #43

modernerd wrote: post #35

Spotify feels like driving around in a stolen car and leaving £10 a month in the glovebox. I'm a European Spotify subscriber, and I'd be hard pushed to go back to purchasing albums again. Access really does trump 'ownership', and it would take Apple introducing a similar subscription service for me to go back to iTunes now. But I wonder how Spotify can scale and actively support musicians. It might sound strange, but…

I have different kind of problem, but related to this one: Spotify is partly owned by major labels, so when I pay those 9.99€ I help those guys survive, whereas I'd prefer them to go bankrupt and have a totally different model of music industry, as I find the old/current one being seriously broken. As for the artists, I don't know, Spotify (and Internet in general) helps all those little bands to get some listeners,…

You said in your first paragraph what took me this much to say http://copymix.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/on-music-industry-an...

Re: Spotify's U.S. Landing Page

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Post by perfunctory » Wed, Jul 06, 2011, 8:08 PM UTC

Spotify is an awesome service. Now we need Netflix to come to Europe.

Re: Spotify's U.S. Landing Page

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Post by perfunctory » Wed, Jul 06, 2011, 8:21 PM UTC

modernerd wrote: post #35

Spotify feels like driving around in a stolen car and leaving £10 a month in the glovebox. I'm a European Spotify subscriber, and I'd be hard pushed to go back to purchasing albums again. Access really does trump 'ownership', and it would take Apple introducing a similar subscription service for me to go back to iTunes now. But I wonder how Spotify can scale and actively support musicians. It might sound strange, but…

I am totally willing to pay more than £10 a month for Spotify model. It's just so much more convenient. Besides, on Spotify I started listening to music which I would never buy otherwise.

Re: Spotify's U.S. Landing Page

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Post by michael_dorfman » Wed, Jul 06, 2011, 8:27 PM UTC

pirko wrote: post #57

megaman821 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To clarify if I upload a few track from my home computer that Spotify does not have a license to, I can then play these tracks later on my phone?

You have to manually import the tracks in both the client on your home computer and in the client on your phone. Spotify doesn't provide any upload / cloud functionality.

No, that's not correct.

I have loaded several track to Spotify on my PC, and can listen to them using the client on my phone without having to manually load/import them there. They sync automatically when you connect.

Re: Spotify's U.S. Landing Page

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Post by megaman821 » Wed, Jul 06, 2011, 10:34 PM UTC

michael_dorfman wrote: post #66

pirko wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You have to manually import the tracks in both the client on your home computer and in the client on your phone. Spotify doesn't provide any upload / cloud functionality.

No, that's not correct. I have loaded several track to Spotify on my PC, and can listen to them using the client on my phone without having to manually load/import them there. They sync automatically when you connect.

Is your computer running when this sync happens or is it uploading to the cloud?

Re: Spotify's U.S. Landing Page

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Post by r00fus » Wed, Jul 06, 2011, 10:37 PM UTC

shii wrote: post #14

Grooveshark already does everything listed. And it's been available in the USA for years. The only problem is their iPhone app has been continuously rejected by Apple so they've been forced to publish for iOS on Cydia's store for jailbroken apps. That and licensing/litigation issues with some large recording companies. They have deals with a few and have been through court with others.

With the recently updated jailbreak.me, I just jailbroke and installed Grooveshark for my iPhone just now.

Grooveshark should make a major marketing push given the current jailbreak window.