Adele not on Spotify????
None of her new stuff is on. Her new album isn't available, neither are the single releases.
Coldplay are though.
Adele not on Spotify????
I found that Spotify's free radio is way better than Pandora and Slacker. I still hate their mobile interfaces, which is why I stick with Rdio. Silly, perhaps, but it matters to me.
Fixed it for ya. I don't subscribe to Spotify. If I ever get a free trial I'll compare it to iTunes Match.
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I know all the pros and cons. I have used all of the services I mentioned! I find new music using those services, especially Songza. But I end up getting it in iTunes because of the higher quality!
Also I use the integration with Siri A LOT!!
But FB is cool. So we 4 must be uncool. Or just too old to understand you young whippersnappers' new-fangled society.I'm sure they'll be gutted to not have you and the other 3 people on Earth who think are too cool for Facebook
None of her new stuff is on. Her new album isn't available, neither are the single releases.
Coldplay are though.
except not? Spotify is in 320kbps, iTunes Match 256 kbps
no anymore!If they still require a Facebook login, I'm not interested.
Her latest album (she really only has two) is on Spotify, but you're right if you just mean that it took a while for that to happen. And the "Skyfall" single isn't. I imagine it will be the same situation for that.
Personally, I bought a couple of her songs that I wanted before the album was available. For the rest, I've dealt with "good enough" covers if I really wanted them until they were actually released.
Is it only me that finds the left picture weird? its playing a bruno mars song but wants you to rate another song.
Spotify offers a free radio version on the iPhone. It's not the on-demand version like on the desktop but it's similar to Pandora or Slacker.
Spotify hasn't required a Facebook login since mid 2012, stop freaking out.
Spotify is in 320kbps but it is only using the mp3 format. iTunes Match is using the mp4 based AAC format which is higher quality than the older mp3 format.
Claiming 320kbps without saying what format it is in means nothing when newer formats are available that provide higher quality in smaller sizes. The mp3 compression method is pretty old and dated now.
Additionally you can only get 320kbps mp3 when you subscribe to Spotify premium. The free version is not only in the lower quality mp3 format but also not even 320kbps.
Thanks. Was just curious to what extent Spotify and Facebook interacted. I only know enough about Facebook to realise it's no longer safe to leave my laptop unlocked in the office when I'm away!
It's a shame there isn't a way of moving informed, intelligent comments like this to the top of the page so we all get to read it first without having to wade through all the incorrect and misinformed posts.
I've had a Spotify account for a while now and I don't have a Facebook account.
As far as iTunes goes, I would prefer it if instead of offering yet another me too subscription service, they kept the purchase to own model and simply added the option to purchase CD quality lossless tracks or better still 24bit quality tracks, in the same way that they now offer SD and HD films and tv shows.
Spotify does not use MP3, it uses Ogg Vorbis, so your entire post is invalid.
One thing to realize is that how they interact could change. Facebook might start selling access to your emails, for example. Actually, I suspect they will since commoditization of email content is basically Gmail's game plan and I don't see why Facebook wouldn't do the same. And you have probably agreed to that when you connect a service to your Facebook account. I'm pretty sure you have at least agreed to allow these other companies to read your wall and see your friend lists. Maybe review your pictures.
It does everything I'd like it to. Somehow it works better than the iPad app despite the smaller screen. I'd rate it 5 stars.Wouldn't it be nice to mark this occasion by redesigning the iPhone app to make it a little more pleasant to use...
It boggles my mind how it has 5 stars in the app store.
While as theory you are correct about assumptions about numbers, in this case it shouldn't matter. Vorbis has been generally tested at or better than AAC at the same bitrate. So 320 vorbis should be as good or better than 256 AAC downloads.My mistake but actually Ogg Vorbis is about equal to mp3 in encoding so yes my point is valid.
The point is Spotify is using an inferior compression method. Neither Ogg Vorbis or mp3 is comparable to AAC. So citing 320kbps (Ogg Vorbis or mp3) as if that is comparable to 256kbps AAC is just wrong.
Reminds me of the ignorant people thinking their cheap 10 megapixel camera they bought at the local mall is higher quality than a good professional 5 megapixel camera.
"If it has a higher number then it must be better right???"
Except in this case its even worse because you aren't even comparing the same formats.
When you authorize a Facebook app, Facebook gives you a list of exactly what information you're agreeing to give the app. You can go down the list and allow/disallow whatever you want. It also states, right up front, what the app is allowed to do on your behalf, which again, you may veto. Finally, you're given privacy settings, so for Spotify, you can choose who sees what it posts, ranging from "public" to "only me."
My mistake but actually Ogg Vorbis is about equal to mp3 in encoding so yes my point is valid.
The point is Spotify is using an inferior compression method. Neither Ogg Vorbis or mp3 is comparable to AAC. So citing 320kbps (Ogg Vorbis or mp3) as if that is comparable to 256kbps AAC is just wrong.
Reminds me of the ignorant people thinking their cheap 10 megapixel camera they bought at the local mall is higher quality than a good professional 5 megapixel camera.
"If it has a higher number then it must be better right???"