The Netherlands. Hello neighbour.Which Country would that be?
(I assume we are talking about downloading without paying)
You actually can create playlists with Spotify. And you can also import your own songs, if you want.but I still like to own my own songs so that I can create my own tracks and playlist for parties etc.
Yep, I totally agree. It now feels like as if CDs are ancient and services like iTunes are at best "out-dated". Spotify - for me - is perfect.
How would they know that? Seriously, that they so casually toss that number out bothers me a lot. If I take a song on a CD that I own and rip it into iTunes how would they know? How would they know if I put that song on a CD or jump-drive and give it to a friend, how would they know? Either that stat is pulled out of their ... thin air, or they have some spyware out there that we don't know about.Music files burned and ripped from CDs owned by friends and family fell 44 percent
This situation isn't new. Back in the day (I'm old), we would listen to music on the radio FOR FREE and then buy the song the next day.
Yeah because those were the only 2 places you could steal music from.
The music industry should have developed a better business plan, instead they got one thrust open them.
So most people have what they want in their libraries and there isn't anything new worth pirating...
Yep, I always downloaded music (which, I must note, is not illegal over here) but ever since services like Spotify have emerged I do no longer see the need to download music.
You can listen to almost any song, anywhere for just $10 a month. It's ideal and it is so cheap that it isn't even worth it to download music for free, and it is not as expensive as buying your songs on - may I dare - "old fashioned digital services" like iTunes.
This situation isn't new. Back in the day (I'm old), we would listen to music on the radio FOR FREE and then buy the song the next day.
The operative phrase here being "for me". For you Spotify is perfect, for many others like myself it's useless. I listen to a lot of music that simply isn't available on Spotify and never will be. I also live in an area that has spotty cell coverage and I spend a lot of time in the car. Not only would I never want to waste my 4G on streaming while in the car, I couldn't even if I wanted to.
I think it's great that so many people find streaming services a perfect solution for them but it comes across a bit smug to be saying iTunes is "outdated" when for me, it's the perfect option.
How would they know that? Seriously, that they so casually toss that number out bothers me a lot. If I take a song on a CD that I own and rip it into iTunes how would they know? How would they know if I put that song on a CD or jump-drive and give it to a friend, how would they know? Either that stat is pulled out of their ... thin air, or they have some spyware out there that we don't know about.
I disagree (although that argument is as reasonable as just about any other ones related to this topic). I think music now is better than it's ever been because we have direct access to so many more musicians and don't have to hear just the "filtered" stuff. Yes, a lot of the charted music is average or worse but we are not limited by charts with iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, Spotify, Pandora, turntable, and so on.
How well does this streaming work for mobile vehicles with no WiFi or cellphone coverage?Yep, I totally agree. It now feels like as if CDs are ancient and services like iTunes are at best "out-dated". Spotify - for me - is perfect.
Yeah because those were the only 2 places you could steal music from.
Yep, I realized that and that's why I said "for me". That said, I still feel like Apple is using a business model that might be "fine" or "good" at this point, but will be out-dated in the future (and is out-dated in some areas in the world already). For example, CDs will still be modern in 3rd world countries.The operative phrase here being "for me". For you Spotify is perfect, for many others like myself it's useless. I listen to a lot of music that simply isn't available on Spotify and never will be. I also live in an area that has spotty cell coverage and I spend a lot of time in the car. Not only would I never want to waste my 4G on streaming while in the car, I couldn't even if I wanted to.
I think it's great that so many people find streaming services a perfect solution for them but it comes across a bit smug to be saying iTunes is "outdated" when for me, it's the perfect option.
Can I store over 6000 songs for offline playback like my iPod?If you pay for Spotify premium ($10/mo) you can store your playlists on your phone for offline playback. You just pull up the playlist on the phone and mark it as "make available offline" and it'll download everything to the phone.
As far as the selection, there are definitely gaps in what Spotify has, but you can fill in those gaps from your personal collection and Spotify will play those files. (Assuming they're mp3 format anyway.)