Spotify says hello to the iPod

https://www.spotify.com/uk/blog/archives/2011/05/04/spotify-says-hello-to-the-ipod/

by daveman692 • 15 years ago

60 32 15 years ago

balac2• 15 years ago

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.

ThomPete3• 15 years ago

I know this is your choice. But seriously.

Why not pay for such a great service? Why quible over such a low price?

You might be different than most people. But paying 20USD for a couple of bears and drinks is nothing yet when it comes to pay for music ad libitum people suddenly become very aware of their money.

I am not casting any blame, just interested in why people rationalize like that.

qq66• 15 years ago

He was paying for mobile access. If mobile access is now free, that means he is donating $20 to Spotify if he keeps paying.

The question turns into, "Why is Spotify more worthy than any other organization, for-profit or non-profit, of my $20 donation?"

bergie• 15 years ago

I'm a happy paying Spotify user. While for the time I actually listen to music the 20 USD per month is quite a bit, the fact that I was able to get rid of all my CDs and MP3s makes it worth it. Music on demand

Torkel• 15 years ago

"paying 20USD for a couple of bears and drinks is nothing yet when it comes to pay for music"

One geek, two bears and lots of drinks - what a sight :)

michael_dorfman• 15 years ago

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.

balac2• 15 years ago

That's a valid point, last time I used the free account this restriction was not there. This kind of limit makes the free account feel more like a trial account, maybe they won't lose my money after all...

goatforce52• 15 years ago

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?).

ElliotH• 15 years ago

You still can't sync songs you don't own. If you become a free user then any music you just 'made available offline' won't be accessible to you any longer.

parbo• 15 years ago

You can only play synced mp3's in the free version, not stream music.

PanMan• 15 years ago

Sounds great. However, it seems only music you bought, and MP3's from your own computer can be synced. As far as I see you can't sync tracks offline without buying them, as you can with the mobile apps (when you are a premium subscriber). That would be awesome. It probably won't work because the iPod only plays music with no, or apple-only DRM. :(

gustaf• 15 years ago

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.

MatthewPhillips3• 15 years ago

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

socksy• 15 years ago

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.

timdorr• 15 years ago

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

JCB_K• 15 years ago

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.

hokkos• 15 years ago

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

Qerub• 15 years ago

I agree completely. This is the main issue that keeps me using iTunes even though I'm a Spotify Premium subscriber. Somebody added a ticket about this on Spotify's Get Satisfaction page: http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/more_advanced_libr... -- let's go there and vote/like! :)

MatthewPhillips3• 15 years ago

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.

lordmatty• 15 years ago

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

thailandstartup2• 15 years ago

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.

nailer• 15 years ago

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

hitonagashi• 15 years ago

Spotify is one of two applications that my family have discovered and use regularly without me recommending it. The other is Dropbox.

MikeKusold• 15 years ago

Is the app available to people in the US? Last I heard, Spotify was having issues reaching a deal with US record labels.

Spotify says hello to the iPod

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