Spotify launches in 'Merica
edith head
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Anybody on this thing or subscribed to the premium service? The offline playlists features is appealing and i was wondering how you guys like it. I use Pandora a lot when I get brain-freeze about what to play when cooking and what not. Do you guys see this as a replacement or are they completely different?
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the time limits and limited song skips drive me crazy
I like spotify so far. Idk about coping the premium yet.
Pretty much sums it up. I like it, but 20hrs. streaming is nothing. Also, It's alright for previewing things I don't have and it's neat to see my friends playlists, but I don't see myself paying $5/m to stream what I already have in my own mp3 collection.
We've been using Spotify for a couple of years now in Norway, and if anyone wants a Spotify invite, feel free to send me a PM!
Btw: Most people I know, including myself, were sceptic to paying for streaming. All I can tell you is that I started paying (around $18) the monthly fee after about half a year. It was the best thing I did. No commercials, as well as the possibility to use Spotify on mobile devices. Today, Spotify has become a very natural part of my life. Streaming is the way to go for digital music, I think. And the offline possibilites are also nice. As well as the Facebook integration for sharing with friends.
From a "new business model" p/o/v, there are certainly numerous issues about whether or not it's actually worthwhile financially for artists to have their music on Spotify, but, that aside, I know a bunch of people who use it, and it's been embraced fairly warmly by most of them.