Spotify launches in Ireland

http://www.spotify.com/ie/desktop-splash/

by danielhunt • 14 years ago

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ShaneOG• 14 years ago

Finally!

If you previously used Spotify through a proxy you have to change your registered country (to Ireland) in your profile before you can login to the app.

dave845• 14 years ago

If you don't want to sign up using Facebook, go to the homepage and click signup from there.

Edit: I know my father would love this service but he doesn't have a Facebook account (and never will) and he'd likely have just given up at the point of being asked to sign up with Facebook.

Edit2: Just had a play around with Spotify for the hour there. It's brilliant.

nicholassmith• 14 years ago

I know a few people who've seen the Facebook requirement and switched off, even after being told there's a non-Facebook way to do it.

dave845• 14 years ago

Yup. It's even put me off telling some people about it, they don't have facebook, they're not amazingly technical and I'll have to talk them through the sign-up online.

s_henry_paulson• 14 years ago

I'm in that camp.

It's also interesting because I close the tab on 50-70% of the "Hey HN, look what I made" posts for the same reason. (requiring Facebook)

destraynor• 14 years ago

It's a tricky one.

As a product owner there are massive benefits to having Facebook accounts over your own login system. I don't like it either but being able to tap into friend networks & social activity streams is really useful: http://blog.intercom.io/designing-for-viral-distribution/ http://blog.intercom.io/measuring-viral-distribution/

Spotify is the poster child of the sort of success that it brings, pretty much every interaction (play, fave, playlist etc) is streamed to FB constantly spreading the word about Spotify.

Not saying it's "cool" , just that it's a very sensible thing for a business owner to shoot for.

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leoc3• 14 years ago

Where on the homepage? If there's a non-Facebook way to create an account, it's now well hidden.

dave845• 14 years ago

Go to spotify.com and click on Sign up in the top right hand corner of the page.

On that page there should be a link under the big facebook F: "create an account using your e-mail address"

You may need to log out of Facebook if you're logged in.

burriko• 14 years ago

Good news, but sadly it's yet another country in which Spotify is charging much less than they charge the UK. Apparently £9.99 = €9.99 = $9.99.

danielhunt• 14 years ago

This is the first time, in the history of the internet, I've seen a cheaper price for something available in Ireland after having been launched elsewhere.

I was fully expecting a pricetag of 20e for premium.

Spotify launches in Ireland

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