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I don't know why folks would grow a dependency upon a middleman between you and your music collection. What's wrong with a usb pen drive full of tunes? You get to keep the files!
I may not keep the files, but if I left Spotify I’m still left with a list of thousands of songs I enjoy and almost certainly wouldn’t have discovered otherwise.
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> Over the course of using their product, there have been few new, impactful features. What new features do you want for a music player? Better audio quality? More discovery features? Lower memory usage? More responsive UI?
- Reliability: Spotify’s IOS and Mac apps regularly refuse to play and require killing and restarting. If you’re in the car, several times. Similar issues with bluetooth speakers. When browser or Youtube app happily play, Spotify struggles. - Improved UX: Still can’t filter for unheard episodes of a podcast. Not sure why the repeat button has no tooltip and has to be so cryptic. One tap repeats the (imaginary?) playl…
Managing or finding playlists on mobile is a nightmare. There's no organization or folders on mobile (despite being on desktop). Searches are always sluggish, even when searching downloaded songs or playlists.
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That's like a minimum wage law. The flip side is that companies will be more guarded about releases. Can you live with that?
Minimum wage laws work great. I live in the country with the highest minimum wage in the world, every country should be like this.
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- Reliability: Spotify’s IOS and Mac apps regularly refuse to play and require killing and restarting. If you’re in the car, several times. Similar issues with bluetooth speakers. When browser or Youtube app happily play, Spotify struggles. - Improved UX: Still can’t filter for unheard episodes of a podcast. Not sure why the repeat button has no tooltip and has to be so cryptic. One tap repeats the (imaginary?) playl…
It's so ridiculous we can't see a history of songs played. I've been complaining about Spotify's lack of UX improvement for years. Managing or finding playlists on mobile is a nightmare. There's no organization or folders on mobile (despite being on desktop). Searches are always sluggish, even when searching downloaded songs or playlists.
This was a stupid product to begin with. It solved a non-existent problem and had to... pair to your phone to work anyways which begs the question... why not literally just use the spotify app on your phone?
It's a perfect device to fill a specific niche for when you want Bluetooth audio but your existing audio system only has aux input or a tape deck.
How could they discontinue this product due to low demand when it was released to market in February 2022 and discontinued in July 2022? It wasn't on shelves long enough to assess demand.
Who is this product for? Someone that is willing to spend money on a relatively expensive Bluetooth receiver and a premium account and someone that is driving an older car (possibly 8-10 years old at least) that lacks bluetooth. Frugal car owners might not have a lot of overlap with those with the disposable income for premium audio equipment and music subscriptions.
For $100, you can pretty much buy a new stereo that has Bluetooth and you don't need Spotify premium to use it. Even just $15 on Amazon will buy you a Bluetooth receiver that works with your car's aux jack or a cassette adapter. It's a neat device and definitely filled a niche for some people but it wasn't going to convert many users to a paid account.
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I was recently looking at starter cars for my daughter as a college graduation present, and I think you'd be surprised how far down-market those features have moved. A brand new Toyota Corolla is $22k and comes with both. For older cars, you can get a nice stereo for $300. If you aren't an audiophile, probably $100.
I drive a 20+ year old SUV, mostly just for commute. It’s too noisy to bother with a good stereo. You can get a Bluetooth-capable stereo with hands-free microphone for around $100, and while I haven’t yet installed it, I just bought a 7” screen double-DIN stereo for under $300 that has (wired) CarPlay and Android Auto integration, plus a backup camera. It even has ports for a front camera if you want one, though you’…
$300 is more than I spend on gas each year. Not worth it.
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I drive a 20+ year old SUV, mostly just for commute. It’s too noisy to bother with a good stereo. You can get a Bluetooth-capable stereo with hands-free microphone for around $100, and while I haven’t yet installed it, I just bought a 7” screen double-DIN stereo for under $300 that has (wired) CarPlay and Android Auto integration, plus a backup camera. It even has ports for a front camera if you want one, though you’…
> I just bought a 7” screen double-DIN stereo for under $300 that has (wired) CarPlay and Android Auto integration, plus a backup camera $300 is more than I spend on gas each year. Not worth it.
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It's a nice well-built device, running Android and a stripped-down Chromium Engine to render the Spotify webapp. Which makes it even more puzzling that they can't keep it running...
This happened a few times at Meta (remember the Portal?!). I think leadership just wants a clean break and doesn't want any support calls, liability, brand relationship to the device, etc etc