They still haven't redownloaded their UMG library to fix the horrendous watermark issue. Everything from UMG before 2013 is very low quality due to a bug with their watermarking technology at the time. This includes all the best classical music labels.
Spotify have reached 40M paying subscribers
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Re: Spotify have reached 40M paying subscribers
#72I pay for Spotify but it sucks because: 1) I can't play it on multiple devices at the same time like every other service I subscribe to (Netflix, Hbo, Hulu). If I ever upgrade to a"family" account, I have to make new accounts for each person (including my kids). 2) The UI sucks. I can never find the queue list, so I never know what is playing next. Adding items to a playlist is should be easier. 3) The web app is rea…
The Beatles are available on Spotify, have been for several months.
https://open.spotify.com/special/thebeatles
It make a lot of headlines when it happened. http://www.recode.net/2015/12/22/11621674/the-beatles-are-co...
Re: Spotify have reached 40M paying subscribers
#73I wonder how many of these 40M users are like me and are searching for other options. I'm using Spotify because of an intro offer, and my Google Play account exists almost solely for the discount on other content. Both have enough annoying design quirks that I've also tried Tidal and Apple Music, but their recommendation engines left me wanting more. Based on my love of Rdio, I'm really hoping Pandora's rumored new s…
I know it's easy for me to be an armchair quarterback but I have to say it. Although I am currently and somewhat reluctantly paying for it (for now), Spotify's UI makes me want to strangle someone every time I use it. I can never remember exactly what ridiculous combination of screens I need to cycle through in order to get where I want to go. It feels like I'm trying to enter a fucking launch code for a nuclear subm…
I'll take Spotify's UI over Tidal's and Apple Music's any day.
Re: Spotify have reached 40M paying subscribers
#74I wonder how many of these 40M users are like me and are searching for other options. I'm using Spotify because of an intro offer, and my Google Play account exists almost solely for the discount on other content. Both have enough annoying design quirks that I've also tried Tidal and Apple Music, but their recommendation engines left me wanting more. Based on my love of Rdio, I'm really hoping Pandora's rumored new s…
Spotify is the only subscription I've held for (almost) 5 years and going. Worth every penny!
Re: Spotify have reached 40M paying subscribers
#75Between March(they announced 30 million) and now - roughly 6 months later they added 10 million new paid subscribers? How is that even possible? That would average out to 1.6 million new subscribers a month.
Reference: http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6875477/spotify-3...
Re: Spotify have reached 40M paying subscribers
#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
How has the free offering gotten worse?
I haven't used Spotify free in a long time but originally the only difference between free and premium was ads and offline mode. AFAIK there are many more limits on free now.
What limits? The only one I know of is random playback on mobile (getting the free tier on mobile, random or not, was a huge milestone for Spotify)
Re: Spotify have reached 40M paying subscribers
#77Does anyone know what percentage 40 million is of their total subscribers? From what I know thats the number they need/want to see growing.
Historically it's been around 30%
Re: Spotify have reached 40M paying subscribers
#78I'm happy their subscriber counts are up, but I've noticed a steep negative trend their library selection in the last month. I poked around a bit for more info. All I could find were complaints that they don't publish this information anymore. Does anyone know how to see if my anectdote is a trend? Perhaps they lost some contracts with major labels, or perhaps there is a way to probe their search API to estimate thei…
Maybe the golden age* of music subscription services is ending, following in the footsteps of these services for video: - A startup negotiates contracts with most/all content providers - said startup becomes a sensation - Google, Apple & Amazon enter the market, signing similar deals - Content providers realize the value of their material and negotiations become more complicated - The services want need differentiati…
I would say the golden age never even started. I've stuck with torrenting over streaming with things like spotify because it's the only way I can guarantee that I will hear things that I like. Sure it takes a bit more planning, but for higher quality and customization I think it's more than worth it.