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Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by gizzlon »

estel wrote: post #20

I (and I guess any other EU subscribers) have a number of invitations if anyone here wants to try the Free version before committing to Unlimited. Anyone interested in one? Edit: can only send if your email address is on your HN profile, of course. Edit edit: http://www.spotify.com/us/amanda/ will be less hassle for all whilst it lasts.

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Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by blocke »

Could someone please tell me why people are excited about Spotify in the US?

We have established competitors and I've failed to find a single thing Spotify does better than the competitors.

Also the competitors do this amazing thing that Spotify doesn't: They work in a web browser.

Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by lylejohnson »

jmtulloss wrote: post #218
dstone wrote: post #208

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

It's true that most of the bands you listed were not available a while back, but I believe all of them are available now. We are missing some Pink Floyd though. If there's something missing that you really want to see, make a request here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/rd.io/viewform?formkey=dHd... And thanks for sticking with rdio!

I'm pretty sure that dstone meant to write that Spotify was missing those bands (e.g. Arcade Fire et al), not Rdio. I've been listening to a good bit of Arcade Fire on Rdio lately, and just confirmed that they aren't available on Spotify.

Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by gizzlon » 

  pros:
      * good mobile apps
      * offline support
      * as good a selection as anyone here in Scandinavia
      * great shared playlist support
      * you can create a link to songs/albums etc..
      * facebook connect
  
  cons:
      * music can be missing / disappear (guess we should blame the labels..)
      * some music can be available in some countries but not others (guess we should blame the labels..)
      * you rent and don't own, so if they tank or you quit you will loose "your" music
      * "related artist" feature sucks, but there are some last.fm integration web-apps
      * a lot of the artist info are missing
      * album dates are sometimes off (click on the album and look at the copyright)

Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by earbitscom »

invisible wrote: post #174
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…

Grooveshark does care about artist's rights tremendously (just a few examples): http://www.grooveshark.com/labellist http://blog.grooveshark.com/post/7090813892/grooveshark-anno... http://blog.grooveshark.com/post/7543767530/breakthroughradi... http://artists.grooveshark.com/

They care about THEIR artists' rights, and by that I mean that they only care after an artist comes to them and agrees to their license. Until then, they'll play that artist and claim DMCA, even though it should be very straight forward to ensure this music doesn't end up on their platform.

Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by earbitscom »

joshfinnie wrote: post #26

Does anyone have a guess as to why they are doing an "invite only" style opening here in the US? I would think with their success abroad, the infrastructure is strong enough to support the added subscribers... Is this just to increase artificial demand?

It's not just to create scarcity, but for people who want to try it and aren't creative enough to go find an invite, it probably means higher conversion into paid subscriptions.

Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by naosedna »

fpoller wrote: post #230

Some more invites: D6Mtj4MyMg6hzJ8t ETWbfUwiBMFcU2Ph WPAS74wtHu9tMmyN HJmJz2FP3UJDhswi fzdnV35pk2yHdL3c gGM7nUmHp5RMEyqt iSjWhLn2K9uYgX82 wsSYtfZFCAdAsh2f D7FnpxmUe5d8DKD6 69aTCaa3g4bH6Pgg qC5F8Duiqk9Uim9Y Fcgdb2JauHUDt5Aj qDsZz8Fh6DRAeHks Fsn3UgS4EqVNX9iH ePKFqMGw63N52CJw aEADiTuH7MuXq2yW ysE4ALgXL9JNz3ZG iR4YAdyzFPiiy5Ta GUhTyEwWFZ6fA4LX eATtWNb6znwWFKA3 aMCqCWZEtzHdnCew aE57pUkzVreGpSeW dpyDJS3xqcC5REMC aHWdX4f2YD…

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Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by wiredfool »

fpoller wrote: post #230

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Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by adaml_623 »

sambeau wrote: post #42

I've been using Spotify since the UK closed beta (a few years ago, now). At first it seemed like the most amazing thing ever, but slowly I fell out of love with it, and now I barely use it. Why? 1) The ads. At first they were reasonably infrequent and unobtrusive. But gradually they became more frequent and more and more obtrusive. Eventually some companies were deliberately producing jarring ads to grab your attenti…

Your point number 5 is interesting because it's been backed up with that link. It shows that Spotify is at the bottom of the list but really you're comparing apples and oranges. iTunes sales are a one off amount but Spotify is a revenue stream.

I imagine that I would listen to some of my favourite tracks 1000 times over the next 10 years. That adds up to pretty much the same amount of money going to the Artist. That seems reasonable.

Anyhoo here are some invite codes: e32yEp9pMNkVxUhy cnYq9kG9uPmhwHEM dBFVbcKeDcm9qw25 bdJTRS492mXnyzSY a94W7mdcVTnGNugk bGrMgcbLVL8LtZdM e7RXhPe3yVWGHHDd e7DUsN99VJP94YKT bACewd924c2KLA4X

Re: Spotify launches in the US

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Post by codevandal »

adaml_623 wrote: post #249
sambeau wrote: post #42

I've been using Spotify since the UK closed beta (a few years ago, now). At first it seemed like the most amazing thing ever, but slowly I fell out of love with it, and now I barely use it. Why? 1) The ads. At first they were reasonably infrequent and unobtrusive. But gradually they became more frequent and more and more obtrusive. Eventually some companies were deliberately producing jarring ads to grab your attenti…

Your point number 5 is interesting because it's been backed up with that link. It shows that Spotify is at the bottom of the list but really you're comparing apples and oranges. iTunes sales are a one off amount but Spotify is a revenue stream. I imagine that I would listen to some of my favourite tracks 1000 times over the next 10 years. That adds up to pretty much the same amount of money going to the Artist. That…

I used a94W7mdcVTnGNugk. Thanks!
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