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Spotify U.S. Launch Imminent, Raises $100m Round
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I've been using Slacker in the U.S. Don't know if you guys get it in Europe but has been pretty cool so far. They've recently launched a new release for iphone and ipad...couple of bugs here and there but all good. Probably one of the better ipad music apps. I'm a free user so can't say much about their premium stuff.
I did try the trial radio station caching before my flight and was awesome! Had a few stations i made up and listened to it on the plane without connection.
They also added the $10 premium level that supposedly allows you to listen and cache whatever you want.
I did try the trial radio station caching before my flight and was awesome! Had a few stations i made up and listened to it on the plane without connection.
They also added the $10 premium level that supposedly allows you to listen and cache whatever you want.
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I must be a rare European, someone who's not a big fan of Spotify. I can see how it can be useful, I've used the free ad supported service to preview a few Lbums before I purchased them, but this is being taken away as new albums get put on premium only for at least a month or two. I don't want to pay £5 a month just to see if I like something.
Paying for the service would be of no benefit to me either, i don't get good enough reception on my iPhone to stream music all day at work (when I'd listen most) and I don't have wifi at work either. Therefore it isn't a practical solution for me. I'm sure it is for many, but also, many will be in the same boat as me. Plus if you can stream to your device over the phone network you're using a large amount of data thus risking exceeding your cap and paying extra for it.
I've no doubt Spotify will do well in the US, but it isn't the be all and end all that some comentators would have it appear.
I must be a rare European, someone who's not a big fan of Spotify. I can see how it can be useful, I've used the free ad supported service to preview a few Lbums before I purchased them, but this is being taken away as new albums get put on premium only for at least a month or two. I don't want to pay £5 a month just to see if I like something.
Paying for the service would be of no benefit to me either, i don't get good enough reception on my iPhone to stream music all day at work (when I'd listen most) and I don't have wifi at work either. Therefore it isn't a practical solution for me. I'm sure it is for many, but also, many will be in the same boat as me. Plus if you can stream to your device over the phone network you're using a large amount of data thus risking exceeding your cap and paying extra for it.
I've no doubt Spotify will do well in the US, but it isn't the be all and end all that some comentators would have it appear.
Service......Songs.......Free(ads)..Unlimited..PCSoftware...PhoneApp
Spotify......13.million..yes........$10........app..........none
Rhapsody.....11.million..no.........$10........web..........app.
Napster......12.million..no.........$5.........web..........app.
MOG..........10.million..no.........$5.........web..........app.
RDIO.........unknown.....no.........$5.........web..........app.
YahooMusic...unknown.....yes........$5.........web..........app.
Grooveshark..unknown.....yes........$9.........web..........none(yes.for.jailbroken)
So, why should I get Spotify when other services are cheaper! and Spotify has no Phone App.
The only thing thats good about Spotify is that you can listen to free music with ads, but you can do that with yahoo and grooveshark as well.
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Spotify costs 10 dollars a month, the same as Rdio and MOG. There is a Spotify iOS app, it's just not in the US iTunes store.
Yes, you are right. RDIO is 10 for unlimited but MOG is 5 dollars.
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/mogs-5-per-month-music-service-highlights-spotify-obstacles/
That is so ill-informed....
Spotify has phone apps for:
iPhone, Android, Palm (webOS), Symbian, Windows 6 (and MS have demoed Spotify for WP7). There are probably more phones in the pipeline (together with the iPad app).
Mog and RDIO cost 5 dollars a month if you only want to stream from the desktop. If you want their mobile iOS app to work, you need to pay 10 dollars. Rhapsody is setup the same way.
Well, 5 dollars (RDIO and MOG) are only for web access and not mobile. And Spotify has the same deal, where you pay half price (probably 5 dollars in the US) to unlimited music from your computer.
10 dollars a month at MOG, Spotify, and Rdio gets you:
Unlimited songs
Access to all of those songs on a mobile device.
No Ads
320 KBPS (For MOG and Spotify)
Napster is 8 dollars per month Annually and 10 dollars Monthly for unlimited and all devices.
Service......Songs.......Free(ads)..Unlimited..PCSoftware...PhoneApp
Spotify......13.million..yes........$10........app..........none
Rhapsody.....11.million..no.........$10........web..........app.
Napster......12.million..no.........$10........web..........app.
MOG..........10.million..no.........$10........web..........app.
RDIO.........unknown.....no.........$10........web..........app.
YahooMusic...unknown.....yes........$5.........web..........app.
Grooveshark..unknown.....yes........$9.........web..........none(yes.for.jailbroken)
So, they are all pretty much 10 dollars per month for unlimited, downloadable to all devices, but Spotify does not have an iOS app in US Store.
Seeing as both are not available in most ASEAN countries, piracy will still be rampant, as piracy is fully open here with thousands of stores in shopping malls openly selling pirated cds and police happily buying from them.
Considering that Spotify isn't available in the US yet, why would there be a Spotify app in the US iTunes Store?
You'll be paying more money Enjoy giving the money away
Apple= 12 months $25.00
Spotify= 1 month $10.00 x 12 months $120.00
Does Spotify carry songs owned by the major US music labels to their European customers? I would assume so, but do they have a deal in place currently to distribute the music outside of the US?
If you are a premium user you have the option of listening to your playlists when you are offline. They can be downloaded to your phone.