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Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by lh » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 6:37 PM UTC

lh wrote: post #117

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Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by ubercore » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 6:42 PM UTC

jmtulloss wrote: post #191

ubercore wrote: post #60

Is there a site that compares (up to date) catalog sizes of the different services? Rhapsody used to have the largest, but I couldn't abide their website. Rdio has a great site, but their selection wasn't so great. Mog has been a decent compromise, but I'm interested if Spotify has a larger library.

When did you last try rdio? We've filled in a lot of missing chunks in the past few months and more will be coming with time.

It's been awhile, probably 5 or 6 months. I will check it out again. Rdio has the best player I've used so far.

Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by etruong42 » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 6:43 PM UTC

xmlninja wrote: post #198

Here's some invites, register with them at https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/ Updated list of the ones that are left, be quick: eB2BAJAA9xLxYBxD asMr7rpHG2Lqm3wE eJBKb75caywbasFD aSHF6dFyM7Gbyrrq abULR7ucEmwp6GBZ aBYECGgHw9yLuTzx dwZxF2PGmNpVkeEP eLxsqahHYLsdHDGF aadzPV2nfdXB3STx

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Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by barredo » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 6:47 PM UTC

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Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by mcphilip » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 6:47 PM UTC

frekw wrote: post #196

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Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by Synthetase » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 6:52 PM UTC

xmlninja wrote: post #198

Here's some invites, register with them at https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/ Updated list of the ones that are left, be quick: eB2BAJAA9xLxYBxD asMr7rpHG2Lqm3wE eJBKb75caywbasFD aSHF6dFyM7Gbyrrq abULR7ucEmwp6GBZ aBYECGgHw9yLuTzx dwZxF2PGmNpVkeEP eLxsqahHYLsdHDGF aadzPV2nfdXB3STx

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Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by chrischen » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 6:58 PM UTC

rahoulb wrote: post #122

pitdesi wrote: post #36

Here's my free passalong for free invites, it should work: http://klout.com/perk/Spotify/SpotifyFreeAccounts?passalong=... First thought: How is this any different from Grooveshark (from a user experience perspective - I know Grooveshark doesn't give a shit about artists rights etc). Edit: So far, search on Spotify is much faster, but the music library is nowhere near as complete... and I like that in Grooveshark whe…

I don't know much about Grooveshark (or Rdio) but one of the early selling points of Spotify is that it uses P2P - the first minute or so of a song is streamed from their servers but the rest is P2Ped from other users. Which means you very very rarely get buffering (apart from today :-/)

Don't think I've ever experienced buffering with a modern connection on any of the services I've reviewed (MOG, Rdio, Rhapsody, Grooveshark, etc). It's really just a cost saving mechanism for them more than an anti-buffering agent for us.

Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by dstone » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 7:00 PM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #35

So, do I want to give Rdio up for this?

I'm an Rdio user and I've been trying Spotify today. I'm not thrilled with their music library. There are a bunch of bands that I love that Rdio doesn't have (Arcade Fire, Shins, Ramones, Pink Floyd, older Flogging Molly, newer Eisley, etc.). There are only a few albums that I really want that Rdio doesn't have, by contrast.

I feel like Spotify's UI is just a gray iTunes, whereas Rdio's UI is more in line with how I think about music. The search function in Spotify is really poor compared to Rdio.

Rdio blows away Spotify in terms of the discovery and social aspects. I really like the ability to follow people that have the same tastes as I do. I've found a bunch of new bands that way. With Spotify, you have to find friends on Facebook and Twitter. And no offense to my friends, but I think their taste in music sucks.

I'm sticking with Rdio.

Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by chrischen » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 7:00 PM UTC

mhp wrote: post #15

Is this pretty much the same thing as Rhapsody, or am I missing the significant difference?

Rhapsody used to be quite similar to spotify. Their desktop app let you play free music. But lately they've fallen behind and their player UI hasn't changed much for like 5 years. They don't have a Mac app. But if you use windows, Rhapsody comes close to Spotify in terms of features.

Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by xmlninja » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 7:01 PM UTC

Synthetase wrote: post #206

xmlninja wrote: post #198

Here's some invites, register with them at https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/ Updated list of the ones that are left, be quick: eB2BAJAA9xLxYBxD asMr7rpHG2Lqm3wE eJBKb75caywbasFD aSHF6dFyM7Gbyrrq abULR7ucEmwp6GBZ aBYECGgHw9yLuTzx dwZxF2PGmNpVkeEP eLxsqahHYLsdHDGF aadzPV2nfdXB3STx

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