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Spotify says hello to the iPod

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Re: Spotify says hello to the iPod

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I've used Spotify since fall of 2008. It's hands down the most amazing music service out there. Everyone that have I've showed it to pretty much fell in love with it. Until today Spotify's mobile apps have only been available to premium subs. With this you can throw out iTunes and sync with your iPhone, Android etc. Sync over Wi-fi and playlist management is way simpler than iTunes.

Do they have a web version, though? I'd much rather not have to download a client.

Re: Spotify says hello to the iPod

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Spotify seems to really focus on playlists in their marketing, but I don't see people around me using them that much. They just see Spotify as their iTunes catalogue, but just with a lot more music in it.

Playlists are horrible, Spotify still lack a Genre > Artist > Album view.

That was my experience when I used it (about a year ago now). I couldn't add artists to my "collection", I could only create playlists, which led to clutter and wasn't very elegant. Personally Rdio does everything I would want.

Re: Spotify says hello to the iPod

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post #19

I've used Spotify since fall of 2008. It's hands down the most amazing music service out there. Everyone that have I've showed it to pretty much fell in love with it. Until today Spotify's mobile apps have only been available to premium subs. With this you can throw out iTunes and sync with your iPhone, Android etc. Sync over Wi-fi and playlist management is way simpler than iTunes.

Do they have a web version, though? I'd much rather not have to download a client.

It's a peer to peer program, storing local copies of songs (in an obsfucated format you can't access), so it really needs some kind of local presence.

Re: Spotify says hello to the iPod

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What's interesting is that now the mobile apps are available for free users, I'm sorry to say that they are going to lose I little of my money as this was my primary reason for paying for spotify.

Ah, but remember that the free version now only allows you to play each song five times per month. I'm delighted with Spotify Premium, and will gladly go on paying for it.

I'd love to buy a Spotify Premium account, particularly with the new restrictions on the Free and Open accounts, but the only UK credit card I have is a company card - it won't let me buy an account with my personal non-UK card.

I'm this close to buying it on the company card and letting the accountant be cross with me at the end of the year (Hey, I need entertainment when working, right?).

Re: Spotify says hello to the iPod

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do they have a web version, though? I'd much rather not have to download a client.

It's a peer to peer program, storing local copies of songs (in an obsfucated format you can't access), so it really needs some kind of local presence.

Why not File API with fallback to Flash?

Re: Spotify says hello to the iPod

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post #19

I've used Spotify since fall of 2008. It's hands down the most amazing music service out there. Everyone that have I've showed it to pretty much fell in love with it. Until today Spotify's mobile apps have only been available to premium subs. With this you can throw out iTunes and sync with your iPhone, Android etc. Sync over Wi-fi and playlist management is way simpler than iTunes.

Do they have a web version, though? I'd much rather not have to download a client.

Sounds like you want GrooveShark: http://groveshark.com

Re: Spotify says hello to the iPod

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Is this officially licensed from Apple? If not..how long will Apple let it stand?

Apple's number 1 priority is getting iTunes&cruft onto every computer their products touch. It won't be long before they put an end to this blasphemy.

Apple's priority is to sell hardware. Spotify is simply another great app.
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